Mackenzie Crook is selling his iconic yellow Triumph TR7 from Detectorists for just £3,500  

The iconic yellow sports car from the Detectorists TV series that was owned by star actor Mackenzie Crook is going up for sale for just £3,500.

The Triumph TR7 – which was driven by Toby Jones in the BBC comedy – has even been signed by all the actors from the BAFTA award winning show.

The 1977 sports car appeared through all three of the show’s series, which follow Andy, played by Pirates of the Caribbean star Mackenzie Crook, 51, and Lance, played by Harry Potter actor Toby Jones, 56.

The sports car was bought by Crook in case the show got a second series – because it was cheaper than having to hire one.

Him selling the car appears to be confirmation that the series will not return.

The sports car was bought by Crook in case the show got a second series – because it was cheaper than having to hire one. Pictured: On the show in the background of a shot where the pair hunt for treasure

Toby Jones, 56, left, and the car’s owner Mackenzie Crook, 51, drive the Triumph TR7 on the BBC Detectorists sitcom. The 1977 sports car appeared through all three of the show’s series

Writing for the Daily Mail in 2014, he said: ‘I wrote in the script that Lance drives a yellow Triumph TR7. I assumed that I would have to compromise on this one.

‘But Sam Harley, our designer, found a 1977 yellow TR7 in pristine condition . . . and it was cheaper to buy it than hire it for the duration of the shoot.

‘This left the problem of what would happen to it after we finished.

‘I bought it. I told my wife that I had to safeguard it in case we were commissioned for a second series.

‘So now I have a TR7 in a colour that could only be described as “yellow”.

‘If we do get another series, I might write in that Andy flies a helicopter a bit like Blue Thunder.’

He later added that the show was:  ‘A love song to the British countryside, to people, and their passions and pastimes.

All the cast’s signatures have been written on the inside of the iconic car’s boot

The two door hardtop coupe was made by British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1977 and was the precursor to the more powerful V8-powered TR8

The car is set to go under the hammer on 28 April with Pickering auction house Mathewsons

It is estimated to make between £3,500 and £4,500, with auctioneer David Mathewson hoping it will attract lots of attention

‘There’s some swearing, like in real life, but no celebrities or car chases, like in real life. Lots of birdsong. A frog. A yellow TR7.’

All the cast’s signatures have been written on the inside of the car’s boot. 

The two door hardtop coupe was made by British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1977 and was the precursor to the more powerful V8-powered TR8.

The car is set to go under the hammer on 28 April with Pickering auction house Mathewsons.

It is estimated to make between £3,500 and £4,500. 

Auctioneer David Mathewson – who in the TV show Bangers and Cash – said: ‘We are very lucky that we have the opportunity to auction a number of unusual vehicles that all have an interesting story behind them. 

‘This TR7 is no different and we hope it will attract a lot of attention.’