# Detectorists--a little treasure **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [April 16, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545 "2017-04-16T05:01:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545/41 "2018-02-09T12:32:52Z")
Okay, that makes more sense–I had forgotten that element, remembering only when they fell from the tree at the end of the last episode. If only the crew had had access to some sort of device that would have helped them find and recover buried metal items… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545/42 "2020-01-29T01:22:20Z")
I just finished the show a few minutes ago and I think the moment where the coins trickled out of the trees and the guys notice them is one of the great final moments in a show. Andy and Lance don’t even exist and I’m almost wiping tears of joy away because I’m so happy for them. Great ending. Just the best. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545/43 "2022-05-12T09:10:26Z")
Lance and Andy are on their way back to an idyllic field near you! > **[Feature-length Detectorists special commissioned - British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/6853/new-detectorists-special/)** > > Acclaimed comedy Detectorists is to return to screens for a feature-length special later in 2022. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545/44 "2022-05-19T04:47:56Z")
I was just coming to post this breaking news. Somehow I missed it before. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545/45 "2022-12-07T10:13:06Z")
_ **The Detectorists** _ 2022 Christmas Special arrives in the UK on December 26th. Here’s a great interview with Lance aka Toby Jones. > **[‘People told us what a consolation it was’ – Toby Jones on the return of...](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/dec/06/consolation-toby-jones-detectorists-mackenzie-crook-christmas-special)** > > As he and Mackenzie Crook revive their beloved treasure hunters for a Christmas special, the actor reveals how their pairing began, what his four new projects are – and why there’s no such thing as a small role ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545/46 "2022-12-07T16:58:19Z")
So does anyone know if the Christmas special will be available on any US streaming service? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545/47 "2023-06-03T14:37:31Z")
It’s summer now, and there’s little new on television, so I subscribed to Acorn last weekend and finally saw the Detectorist Christmas special. I enjoyed it, particularly the ending. ---
**Author:** ![AllShookDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545/48 "2023-06-14T17:32:26Z")
Something I’ve learned since 2017 is that this show was inspired by an episode of the long-running archaeology series Time Team (hosted by Sir Tony Robinson). Lance and Andy were obviously big fans, and definitely influenced by Time Team’s use of walkie-talkies. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545/49 "2023-07-14T19:29:00Z")
Detectorists USA. > **[A hoard of Civil War-era gold coins found in Kentucky cornfield](https://www.kitco.com/news/2023-07-11/A-hoard-of-Civil-War-era-gold-coins-found-in-Kentucky-cornfield.html)** > > (Kitco News) - One Kentucky man is basking in his good fortune after discovering a trove of Civil War-era gold bullion coins. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detectorists-a-little-treasure/784545.md?page=2)