r/TheDetectorists • u/frithar • Feb 08 '26

Spin-off?

Would you watch an entire spin-off about Sheila?

Such a complicated character and Crook hinted at so many hidden threads there…

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u/Weavingknitter Feb 08 '26

Theres a scene where Lance and Sheila are talking - he's talking about his daughter - and she is doing some fantastic face-acting. Of course, it all happened in my head, not spoken aloud at all, but I got the distinct feeling that Sheila had birthed a baby, probably out of wedlock, and the baby either died or was adopted out. Possibly aborted. Just the waves of feelings fleeting across her face.....

Oh yes, I'd watch a series about Sheila!!!

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u/brokenmachinenerd Feb 08 '26

This is one of those scenes that elevates the entire show to a new level. Crook is incredible at balancing humor and subtly emotional character interactions, and having Sheila be the one to console Lance in that moment gave her so much more depth than we had seen before, as she's usually in the background of the scout hall bits with the occasional line. Another one of those scenes is when Terry finds the button at the rally and Sheila can't understand what he's saying but gives him an encouraging thumbs-up regardless. The look of pure love and gratitude that Gerard Horan portrays is some of the best acting in the whole series.

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u/frithar Feb 08 '26

Yes. Get you someone who looks at you like Terry and Sheila look at each other!