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Detectorists
''Detectorists'' is a British comedy television series first broadcast on BBC Four in October 2014. It is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, who also stars alongside Toby Jones. The series is set in the fictional small town of Danebury in north Essex. The plot revolves around the lives, loves, and Metal detector, metal-detecting ambitions of Andy and Lance, members of the Danebury Metal Detecting Club. The main filming location for the series and Christmas special is Framlingham, a small market town in Suffolk. ''Detectorists'' won a BAFTA award at the 2015 British Academy Television Awards for Television Scripted Comedy. In May 2019, it was voted 19th in a ''Radio Times'' list of Britain's 20 favourite sitcoms by a panel that included sitcom writers and actors. It is filmed in single-camera setup. The show ran for three series from 2014 to 2017, including a 2015 Christmas special. A further Christmas special aired in 2022. Cast *Mackenzie Crook as Andy Stone, an agency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Jones
Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 7 September 1966) is an English actor. Jones made his film debut in Sally Potter's period drama '' Orlando'' in 1992. He appeared in minor roles in films such as '' Naked'' (1993), ''Les Misérables'' (1998), ''Ever After'' (1998), '' Finding Neverland'' (2005), and '' Mrs Henderson Presents'' (2005). He won critical acclaim for his leading role as Truman Capote in the biopic '' Infamous'' (2006). Since then, he has worked as a character actor in films such as Michael Apted's biographical drama '' Amazing Grace'' (2006), John Curran's drama '' The Painted Veil'' (2006), Oliver Stone's political satire '' W.'' (2008), Ron Howard's political drama '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008), the Cold War spy thriller '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (2011), Simon Curtis' ''My Week with Marilyn'' (2011), the psychological drama '' Berberian Sound Studio'' (2012), the war come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackenzie Crook
Paul James "Mackenzie" Crook (born 29 September 1971) is an English actor, comedian, director and writer. He played Gareth Keenan in ''The Office'', Ragetti in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films, Orell in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', and the title role of '' Worzel Gummidge''. He is also the creator and star of BBC Four's '' Detectorists'' (2014–2022), for which he won two BAFTA awards. He also plays major roles in TV series ''Britannia'', as the opposite leading druids Veran and Harka. Early life Crook was born on 29 September 1971 in Maidstone, Kent, and grew up in Dartford, Kent. He is the son of Michael Crook, a British Airways employee, and Sheila Crook, a hospital manager. As a child he received a course of hormone therapy for three years to treat a growth hormone deficiency. He attended Wilmington Grammar School for Boys. In the summers, he spent time at his uncle's tobacco farm in northern Zimbabwe, where he developed his love for painting. Career Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Aimee-Ffion Edwards (born 21 November 1987) is a Welsh actress and singer. She is known for playing Sketch in '' Skins'', Esme Shelby in ''Peaky Blinders'', Sophie in '' Detectorists'' and Abi in '' Loaded''. She also had a starring voice role as Mio in the English dub of ''Xenoblade Chronicles 3''. Early life Aimee-Ffion Edwards was born in Newport, Wales. She attended Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd (Newport Welsh medium primary school) and Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw. She played for a local youth rugby team, the only girl in a boys' team, until she was 14. She would often go from ballet lessons to playing for the rugby team. She took a drama A-level at school, and joined the National Youth Theatre of Wales. She is fluent in English and Welsh. Career Film and television Edwards appeared in the 2002 short film ''Dŵr Dwfn''. She was training to be a classical singer when she appeared on the '' Pop Idol''-type Welsh language TV show called ''Wawffactor'' in 2006, finishing as runner-up. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Flynn (musician)
John Patrick Vivian Flynn (born 14 March 1983) is a British actor and singer-songwriter. He has starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom '' Lovesick'', and portrayed David Bowie in the film ''Stardust''. Flynn is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit. He has released five studio albums, and soundtracks and live albums. Early life and education Flynn was born on 14 March 1983 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Eric Flynn, a British actor and singer, and Caroline Forbes. From his father's first marriage he has two older half-brothers, actors Jerome Flynn and Daniel Flynn, and an older half-sister, Kerry Flynn, and from his father's second marriage, a younger sister, Lillie Flynn, who sings with the Sussex Wit. At the age of two, he moved with his family to the UK. Flynn won a music scholarship to Pilgrims School, an independent school in the city of Winchester in Hampshire, where he sang in the chapel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orion Ben
Orion Ben is a British actress of both Romanian and Moroccan descent, best known for portraying Varde in the BBC Four series ''Detectorists'' and her appearances in the second '' Blade Runner 2049'' prequel short film '' 2048: Nowhere to Run'' and ''Call the Midwife''. Early life Ben was born to a Romanian mother and a Moroccan French father. She spent her childhood in Israel and speaks fluent Hebrew. In 2012, Ben graduated from Oxford School of Drama with a Diploma in Professional Acting. Acting career Starting in 2013, Ben had guest appearances on television series including the Channel 4 series ''Skins Pure'', the BBC TV series '' Doctors'' and Stan Lee's Sky1 series ''Stan Lee's Lucky Man''. Ben also played the guest lead Leah Moss, a young pregnant girl who is caring for her elderly agoraphobic mother in the fourth episode of the third series of the BBC medical period drama ''Call the Midwife'', which aired on 9 February 2014. Ben starred as the lead in two horror ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divian Ladwa
Divian Ladwa is an English actor best known for appearing in the Oscar nominated Best Picture '' Lion'', the BAFTA winning comedy series ''Detectorists'', and the Marvel Studios film ''Ant-Man and the Wasp''. Career TV and film Divian Ladwa's film debut came in a micro-budget feature '' Saxon'' where he played a hot-headed Rahim Begum alongside Sean Harris. The film won Best European Drama at the ECU European Independent Film Festival and was nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. His next role was shy and awkward Dev King in the British feature film '' 8 Minutes Idle''. The twisted rom-com was nominated for Best Film at the Royal Television Society Awards and features Tom Hughes, Ophelia Lovibond, Antonia Thomas, Montserrat Lombard and Jack Ashton. Ladwa is known for playing the sweet and innocent Hugh in the BAFTA winning comedy series ''Detectorists'' written and directed by Mackenzie Crook. Originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Detector
A metal detector is an instrument that detects the nearby presence of metal. Metal detectors are useful for finding metal objects on the surface, underground, and under water. The unit itself, consist of a control box, and an adjustable shaft, which holds a pickup coil, which can vary in shape and size. If the pickup coil comes near a piece of metal, the control box will register its presence by a changing tone, a flashing light, and or by a needle moving on an indicator. Usually the device gives some indication of distance; the closer the metal is, the higher the tone in the earphone or the higher the needle goes. Another common type are stationary "walk through" metal detectors used at access points in prisons, courthouses, airports and psychiatric hospitals to detect concealed metal weapons on a person's body. The simplest form of a metal detector consists of an oscillator producing an alternating current that passes through a coil producing an alternating magnetic field. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002"Culture, controversy and cutting edge documentary: BBC FOUR prepares to launch" BBC Press Office, 14 February 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2010. and shows a wide variety of programmes including arts, documentaries, music, international film and drama, and current affairs. It is required by its licence to air at least 100 hours of new arts and music programmes, 110 hours of new factual programmes, and to premiere twenty foreign films each year. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Farnaby
Simon Farnaby (born 2 April 1973) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe in which he starred in the television series ''Horrible Histories'', ''Yonderland'' and ''Ghosts''. He has written and appeared in films such as ''Mindhorn'' and ''Paddington 2'', and in the BBC sitcom ''Detectorists''. Early life Farnaby was born on 2 April 1973 in Darlington, County Durham and attended Richmond School, North Yorkshire. Career Farnaby is a long-time member of ''The Mighty Boosh'' supporting cast, having had roles both in their series and co-starring in the quasi-spinoff film ''Bunny and the Bull''. He is also well known for his similarly offbeat characters in the CBBC live-action series of ''Horrible Histories'', such as Caligula and the Grim Reaper. Other notable television work includes a recurring role on the sitcom '' Jam & Jerusalem'' and co-starring as eccentric neighbour Sloman on ''The Midnight Beasts TV series. He previo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Checkley
Laura Checkley is an English actress and comedian known for playing the regular character Louise throughout three series of ''Detectorists'' on BBC Four, Monica in '' Action Team'' on ITV2, Terri King, wife of the titular character played by Tom Davis, in the BBC One sitcom '' King Gary''. and the hilarious Mrs Blocker in BAFTA award winning Drama '' In My Skin.'' She has also appeared in guest roles on a number of other programmes including '' Brassic, Wanderlust, Red Dwarf, Enterprice, Porters'', '' W1A'' and ''This Country''. Most recently, she played Jackie Stokes in the popular Drama ''Screw'' on Channel Four In 2009, she burst on to the comedy scene with her comedy duo Checkley Bush with Victoria Bush. In their short time together they ran a hugely popular residency at the Leicester Square Theatre. They performed to sell-out crowds at the Edinburgh Festival and all over the UK, and hosted and played at the Latitude Festival and Manchester Comedy Festival. In 2011, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Thompson
Sophie Thompson (born 20 January 1962) is a British actress who has worked in film, television and theatre. A six-time Olivier Award nominee, she won the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the London revival of ''Into the Woods''. Her other nominations were for '' Wildest Dreams'' (1994), ''Company'' (1996), ''Clybourne Park'' (2011) ''Guys and Dolls'' (2016) and 'Present Laughter' (2019). Thompson's film appearances include '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), ''Persuasion'' (1995), '' Emma'' (1996), ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' (1998), ''Gosford Park'' (2001) and ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' (2010). Her television roles include playing Stella Crawford in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2006–2007) and Rosemary Piper in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2018). Life and work Early life, training and early career Thompson was born 20 January 1962 in London, and is the daughter of actress Phyllida Law, the presenter of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachael Stirling
Rachael Atlanta Stirling (born 30 May 1977).. is an English stage, film and television actress. She has been nominated twice for the Laurence Olivier Award for her stage work. She played Nancy Astley in the BBC drama '' Tipping the Velvet'', and Millie in the ITV series '' The Bletchley Circle''. She has also guest starred in '' Lewis'' and one episode of ''Doctor Who'', co-starring with her mother Diana Rigg. Early life and education Stirling was born in St Marylebone, London, England and is the daughter of actress Diana Rigg and theatre producer Archibald Stirling, Laird of Keir.. Her parents married in 1982 and divorced in 1990. Stirling attended Wycombe Abbey School. She graduated with a BA in art history from the University of Edinburgh, where she performed with the Edinburgh University Theatre Company. Theatre Stirling made her first major appearance on stage in 1997 as Desdemona in the National Youth Theatre revival of ''Othello'' at the Arts Theatre opposite Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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