Detectorists BBC4 Thursday at 10pm

Cold Gettin Dumb · Dec 4, 2015

Thanks for posting about this series.
I decided to give it a shot on i player this morning whilst having a touch of insomnia.
I thoroughly enjoyed the 1st two episodes. Can't wait to session the rest now.
It's got that slow pace to allow you to really get an insight into each character's personality and their frailties.
In that respect it reminds me a bit of The Royle Family.
You very much get endeared to the characters and their foibles.
This is perhaps one of the most enjoyable things I've watched for a while.

Stat Brother · Oct 15, 2016

F*** F*** F***

There was a Christmas special, I completely missed until this morning, here it is:-

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x45azjg

"Sawed our bed in half" came up on the 'comedy one liner' thread.

I couldn't remember what line nearly did me in, from the last series ("have you got a syndrome") did a little t'internet searching only to find the Christmas Special.

Enjoy - you will.

Stat Brother · May 15, 2017

As the new (and last) series is being filmed soon, I guess the Beeb are warming us up by repeating the first series' on BBC2.
Beginning tonight at 10pm.

If you haven't partaken yet, I suggest you give it a go.
You'll know quite soon if it's your cup of tea, or not.

Wilko · May 15, 2017

Stat Brother said:
As the new (and last) series is being filmed soon, I guess the Beeb are warming us up by repeating the first series' on BBC2.
Beginning tonight at 10pm.

If you haven't partaken yet, I suggest you give it a go.
You'll know quite soon if it's your cup of tea, or not.

Wonderful series. Love it.

dejavuatbtn · May 15, 2017

Stat Brother said:
As the new (and last) series is being filmed soon, I guess the Beeb are warming us up by repeating the first series' on BBC2.
Beginning tonight at 10pm.

If you haven't partaken yet, I suggest you give it a go.
You'll know quite soon if it's your cup of tea, or not.

Thanks for posting again on this as I hadn't picked up on the Christmas special previously. Great that a new series is coming out. Yeah, series is a bit of an aquired taste but I have enjoyed every episode. It's well scripted and a natural sort of day to day banter type comedy. Not in your face.

Is it PotG? · Nov 1, 2017

Back next week for S3. Whilst I really, really enjoy this I hope the lure of the £ won't consign this classic to the heap of Cold Feet, OFaH, Spooks et al.

Know when to quit, in the mode of Fawlty Towers and The Office. I hope Car Share fits too.

portlock seagull · Nov 1, 2017

Wonderful series. Loved it from start to finish, thoroughly recommend!

Klaas · Nov 2, 2017

Is it PotG? said:
Back next week for S3. Whilst I really, really enjoy this I hope the lure of the £ won't consign this classic to the heap of Cold Feet, OFaH, Spooks et al.

Know when to quit, in the mode of Fawlty Towers and The Office. I hope Car Share fits too.

ooh, excellent, that had passed me by

Bry Nylon · Nov 8, 2017

Beautiful first episode tonight and reached new heights for me with the haunting ending that sets up the rest of this final series perfectly.

Can't understand why such quality is hidden on BBC4 at 10pm on a Wednesday night, but it somehow seems fitting. Finding buried treasure requires a degree of effort.

10/10 for me.

Klaas · Nov 9, 2017

Bry Nylon said:
Beautiful first episode tonight and reached new heights for me with the haunting ending that sets up the rest of this final series perfectly.

Can't understand why such quality is hidden on BBC4 at 10pm on a Wednesday night, but it somehow seems fitting. Finding buried treasure requires a degree of effort.

10/10 for me.

Sounds good! Looking forward to it even more now.

Is it PotG? · Nov 9, 2017

Bry Nylon said:
Beautiful first episode tonight and reached new heights for me with the haunting ending that sets up the rest of this final series perfectly.

Can't understand why such quality is hidden on BBC4 at 10pm on a Wednesday night, but it somehow seems fitting. Finding buried treasure requires a degree of effort.

10/10 for me.

Yep, was no need for me to be worried, and The Unthanks music to boot. Lovely stuff.

The Sock of Poskett · Nov 9, 2017

It's a real treat in a landscape devoid of much TV sitcom treasure these days.
One of the things that makes it work so well is the slow pace - it means the dialogue counts for something. Will be savouring the next five episodes.

DFL JCL · Nov 9, 2017

Thoroughly enjoyed. The cheese scene is absolutely perfect.

Is it PotG? · Nov 9, 2017

Seems both the Torygraph and Gaurdain concur to agree.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/nov/09/detectorists-review-third-series-tender-comedy-men-middle-age-metal-detecting

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2017/11/08/detectorists-returns-unearth-comic-gold-review/

Titanic · Nov 9, 2017

...and what else do moist conditions mean?

#titter

Publius Ovidius · Nov 9, 2017

Bry Nylon said:
Beautiful first episode tonight and reached new heights for me with the haunting ending that sets up the rest of this final series perfectly.

Can't understand why such quality is hidden on BBC4 at 10pm on a Wednesday night, but it somehow seems fitting. Finding buried treasure requires a degree of effort.

10/10 for me.

totally agree...it was an excellent way to end the episode

Fungus · Nov 9, 2017

The Sock of Poskett said:
It's a real treat in a landscape devoid of much TV sitcom treasure these days.
One of the things that makes it work so well is the slow pace - it means the dialogue counts for something. Will be savouring the next five episodes.

Yes, the slow pace is a wonderful antidote to the rush of everything else, yet the end credits seemed to come very quickly!

Fungus · Nov 9, 2017

Is it PotG? said:
Yep, was no need for me to be worried, and The Unthanks music to boot. Lovely stuff.

Thanks for that - just been checking out The Unthanks on YouTube, as have many other people according to the comments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6EIFD80f90

Publius Ovidius · Nov 9, 2017

Susan stranks.

Magpie....the itv crappier version of blue peter.

wallyback · Nov 9, 2017

A rather cool mixedtape from Toby Jones

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09b0yd3

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