Detectorists - Boxing Day Special 75Min!

[JPickford]

Nope

[merman]

I noticed a couple of the actors are in some new drama on BBC next week.

Capital, BBC 1, Tuesday at 9pm.

[Don Wiskerando]

This week's episode had two brilliant moments for me.

1) The lemonade

2) Answering the doorbell before it rings

The second especially because it was something that was only alluded to in the first series, so to just throw it out there in this episode was particularly unexpected and actually made me snort.

[Don Wiskerando]

I've just got to the end of the episode and can add

Peters and Lee

to the list of great moments.

[El Pibe]

Detectorists is just lovely. It's so different to everything else. I love it.

[gospvg]

One more episode to go

Hope it is renewed for a third season but I fear it might not.

[El Pibe]

I wondered if Crook would go for 2 series and a special then call time.

[mushashi]

The BARB numbers seem to be fairly stable (no idea how good it does on iPlayer), it was ever hardly a huge thing, but is supposedly the most viewed comedy series on BBC4, but that might be the equivalent of the World's tallest midget.

It's enjoyable in that slow, country way.

[Don Wiskerando]

What a wonderful ending. I had a little tear.

Not sure

where the Christmas special will take them but I honestly can't wait.

[merman]

That was fantastic, heartwarming and intelligent.

I loved the way that episode started with the detectorist jargon, then later Lance saying to his daughter "there's a whole new language to learn".

And the subtle way

they showed Peter's van pulled over by the police

rather than making a big fuss about it.

[El Pibe]

Loved it. Will be very interesting to see where this goes at Christmas as that felt like the end.

'I'm 32.'

[merman]

Christmas Special is on Wednesday 23rd December, no time confirmed yet.

[cassidy]

10pm according to the Radio Times.

[gospvg]

Maybe the xmas special is set

a year after this episode?

[grounded_dreams]

A reminder that the special is on this evening, BBC Four 10pm.

[merman]

I enjoyed it, a clever way of doing a special without affecting character development too much.

[Silent Runner]

Christmas special was very good, except

no Sophie

[LaveDisco]

This has just made it's way to UK Netflix. Never saw it on actual tele.

 

It's really rather special isn't it? 

[smac]

Why yes, it is.

[merman]

Absolutely. Gentle, honest, filled with character, beautifully filmed.

[Nathan Wind]

Wifey and I caught up with the first series on Netflix last week and both really enjoyed it.  It's not at all what I was expecting, even though I don't really know what I was expecting.  Good stuff.

[Scribblor]

I've just finished the first series of this, on Netflix. It's lovely. Really sweet. Gentle but affecting, diminutive without being twee. Hope the second series is on iPlayer.

[Pete]

Yeah I got round to this, way way better than I thought it would be. Really charming, funny and genuine

[Nathan Wind]

@Scribblor, annoyingly it isn't.  Or it wasn't when I looked for it a couple of weeks ago, at least.

[El Pibe]

Great that more people are seeing this now. Absolutely one of my favourite shows of recent years. So good. 

[LaveDisco]

Just wish I had a way to watch Season 2. 

[Scribblor]

It's on iTunes, according to the BBC site. And on DVD. But if neither of those appeal, I'm sure you can find some less official means.

 

In completely unrelated news, I've now watched the second series and the Christmas special. Brilliant.

[Don Wiskerando]

I loved the little background touches, like Sophie Thompson's psychic powers, or the real surnames of SImon and Garfunkel.

[strider]

Big bump, but I just watched season one on Netflix. It's brilliant, and as a man with too many hobbies and an exasperated wife, it's something I can easily relate too. Lovely stuff.

[Pete]

I finished season two the other week, really can't recommend this show enough