Posted on 08/31/2018 2:07:17 PM PDT by Da_Shrimp
Just wondering if anyone here has seen 'The Detectorists', a gentle comedy series about metal detecting. It's written by Mackenzie Crook, who also stars in it.
I think is was shown on a couple of channels over there.
Here's a clip: https://youtu.be/C6gSYHJhuCw
It also stars Diana Rigg's daughter Rachel Stirling, who's the spit of her mother.
https://youtu.be/_8fBd0Um43o
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My wife and I loved the show. Very sad after season 3 because we don’t know if there will be a season 4. Best show from the old country since the series, All Creatures Great and Small.
Oh yeah, loved it.
Oh yes, she was amazing!
Amazon Prime has season 1 & 2 at no cost. Have to pay for season 3.
Not really a GGG topic, but pinging because it could easily be of interest. I’ll try out an episode and see — a full episode that managed to survive on YT:
Detectorists S03E02 15 November 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOsD3Rp-S6I
Thanks, good to know!
It’s also available on Britbox
My wife refused to watch. It seems like Seinfeld, a show about nothing but features a groups of fiercely dedicated and secretive clubmembers represented by two stars with metal detectors.
I've met a British-born detectorist, pretty sure he was shady, but knew a lot of stuff about how to zero in on probable Roman / late Roman / early Dark Age sites and then hunt with his arsenal of detectors (like a golfer, different clubs for different things). He told me about the "birdfoot", which is the way the nice straight Roman routes would split at the top of the valleys, particularly later, after the Roman bridges had vanished.
The Romans preferred the shortest routes; the locals would cut right or left and scissor their way down the hill to keep their carts from going runaway, creating a "birdfoot" split in the route, with a switchback on either side. That's one way of identifying a Roman-era route, and once that's identified, Roman sites can often be guessed just by taking a hike or bike down the road..
Yes, this is a real gem of a sleeper - enjoyed it greatly. Quiet wry humor is through the entire show.
Great - I'd be interested to know what you think of it!
Yes, that's what I love about it.
Wasn’t sure whether to ping you on this or not, SC. I love your posts here on FR, by the way.
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