Finders Keepers (British TV series)
{{Short description|2024 British television drama series}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image =
| genre = Drama
| creator = Dan Sefton
| writer = Dan Sefton
| director = Philip John
| starring = {{plainlist|* Neil Morrisey
- James Buckley
- Fay Ripley
- Jessica Rhodes
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 4
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|* Nicola Shindler
- Davina Earl
- Dan Sefton
}}
| producer = Simon Lupton
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| company = {{Plainlist|* Quay Street Productions
- Seven Seas Films
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| network = Channel 5
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|1|17|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2024|2|7|df=yes}}
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Finders Keepers is a 2024 British four-part television drama series, directed by Philip John and written by Dan Sefton. It stars Neil Morrisey and James Buckley, with Fay Ripley and Jessica Rhodes. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 5 from 17 January, to 7 February 2024.
Premise
Amateur metal detectorists in Somerset discover a hoard of buried Saxon treasure, which they think might be very valuable. Rather than submitting the find to the authorities as they are legally obliged, but risk diluting their profit with the land owner, they have the choice of keeping the discovery secret and selling it themselves.{{cite web|website=Bracknell News|date=15 January 2024|url= https://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/24049471.channel-5-finder-keepers-full-cast-list-watch/|first=Emilia|last=Kettle|accessdate=3 February 2024|title= Channel 5 Finder Keepers - Full cast list and how to watch}}
Cast
- Neil Morrisey as Martin Stone
- James Buckley as Ashley Taylor
- Fay Ripley as Anne Stone
- Jessica Rhodes as Laura Stone
- Rakhee Thakrar as DS Carole Doyle
- Shane Attwooll as Greg ‘Rocky’ Rock
- Brendan Coyle as Denys Elland{{cite web|website=Radio Times|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/finders-keepers-channel-5-cast/|first=James|last=Hibbs|date=17 January 2024|accessdate=3 February 2024|title= Meet the cast of Finders Keepers }}
- Herbert Forthuber as Gregorie Lechamps
Production
In April 2023, the four-part series was commissioned under the title The Hoard with production by Quay Street Productions and Seven Seas Films. Simon Lupton is series producer with Nicola Shindler and Davina Earl as executive producers. Philip John is the director from a Dan Sefton script, who is also an executive producer.{{cite web|website=Televisual|accessdate=3 February 2024|date=27 April 2023|title= C5 orders The Hoard from Seven Seas, Quay Street, ITVS|url=https://www.televisual.com/news/c5-orders-the-hoard-from-seven-seas-quay-street-itvs/}}
Set in Somerset, filming locations in the county included Glastonbury Market Place and Glastonbury High Street, as well as Glastonbury Tor.{{cite web|url=https://glastonbury.nub.news/news/local-news/finders-keepers-premieres-on-channel-5-showcasing-glastonburys-charm-217687 |website=Glastonbury.nub|accessdate=3 February 2024|title= Finders Keepers" premieres on Channel 5, showcasing Glastonbury's charm|first=Laura|last=Linham|date=18 January 2024}} Filming also took place in Buckinghamshire.{{cite web|accessdate=3 February 2024|date=17 January 2024|first=Megan|last=Nisbet|title=Channel 5 Finders Keepers start time, full cast list, locations and how many episodes|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/channel-5-finders-keepers-start-28463559|website=Walesonline}}
Broadcast
The series was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 5 from 17 January 2024.{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/jan/17/tv-tonight-james-buckley-and-neil-morrisseys-metal-detectorist-drama|website=The Guardian|title= TV tonight: James Buckley and Neil Morrissey's metal detectorist drama|accessdate=3 February 2024}}
Reception
Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph said it was "well made… Morrissey is perfectly cast".{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2024/01/17/finders-keepers-channel-5-review-neil-morrissey/|first=Anita|last=Singh|website=The Daily Telegraph|date=17 January 2024|accessdate=3 February 2024|title= Finders Keepers, review: Channel 5 strike gold with Neil Morrissey's detectorist thriller }} Carol Midgely in The Times awarded it three stars and said it was "a decent watch" and that "Morrissey’s performance was admirably restrained".{{cite web|date=18 January 2024|title= Finders Keepers review — Neil Morrissey unearths his criminal side |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/finders-keepers-review-neil-morrissey-unearths-his-criminal-side-8qwzsnl6m|first=Carol|last=Midgeley|access-date=3 February 2024|website=The Times}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|27656056}}
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Category:2024 British television series debuts
Category:2024 British television series endings
Category:2020s British drama television series
Category:2020s British television miniseries
Category:Channel 5 (British TV channel) television dramas
Category:British English-language television shows