Finders Keepers (British TV series)

Finders Keepers is a 2024 British 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.

Finders Keepers
Genre	Drama
Created by	Dan Sefton
Written by	Dan Sefton
Directed by	Philip John
Starring	Neil Morrisey James Buckley Fay Ripley Jessica Rhodes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Nicola Shindler Davina Earl Dan Sefton
Producer	Simon Lupton
Production companies	Quay Street Productions Seven Seas Films
Original release
Network	Channel 5
Release	17 January (2024-01-17) – 7 February 2024 (2024-02-07)

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.^[1]

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^[2]
• 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.^[3]

Set in Somerset, filming locations in the county included Glastonbury Market Place and Glastonbury High Street, as well as Glastonbury Tor.^[4] Filming also took place in Buckinghamshire.^[5]

Broadcast

The series was broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 5 from 17 January 2024.^[6]

Reception

Anita Singh in The Daily Telegraph said it was "well made… Morrissey is perfectly cast".^[7] Carol Midgely in The Times awarded it three stars and said it was "a decent watch" and that "Morrissey’s performance was admirably restrained".^[8]

References

1. Kettle, Emilia (15 January 2024). "Channel 5 Finder Keepers - Full cast list and how to watch". Bracknell News. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
2. Hibbs, James (17 January 2024). "Meet the cast of Finders Keepers". Radio Times. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
3. "C5 orders The Hoard from Seven Seas, Quay Street, ITVS". Televisual. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
4. Linham, Laura (18 January 2024). "Finders Keepers" premieres on Channel 5, showcasing Glastonbury's charm". Glastonbury.nub. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
5. Nisbet, Megan (17 January 2024). "Channel 5 Finders Keepers start time, full cast list, locations and how many episodes". Walesonline. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
6. "TV tonight: James Buckley and Neil Morrissey's metal detectorist drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
7. Singh, Anita (17 January 2024). "Finders Keepers, review: Channel 5 strike gold with Neil Morrissey's detectorist thriller". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
8. Midgeley, Carol (18 January 2024). "Finders Keepers review — Neil Morrissey unearths his criminal side". The Times. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

External links

• Finders Keepers at IMDb