Partly set in Essex, new series Detectorists, the comedic directorial debut of McKenzie Crook (he of The Office fame), hits our screens tonight.
The six-part series, which will be shown tonight from 10-10.30pm, centres on two friends, Andy, played by Crook, and Lance, played by Toby Jones.
The friends, who are metal-detector enthusiasts, set off around the English countryside to try to find the treasure of Saxon King Sexred, and visit a variety of locations around the country - including within Essex county.
Crook has also revealed to the Telegraph he is among the owners of a metal detector, and bought one a few years ago when he bought some Essex woodland.
He told the newspaper: "A bridle path went through the middle of it and I thought it'd be interesting to see if there was anything along this path that'd been there for centuries.
"So I bought a cheap one, went to the woods and within five minutes I'd found a Victorian silver sixpence from 1865. Five minutes after that I found an old copper alloy buckle from a horse's bridle.
"It was as if someone had been up there and planted these things to get me interested. Ever since then, all I've found are shotgun caps."
The Detectorists is on BBC 4 tonight at 10pm
