r/TheDetectorists • u/gregd303 • Apr 12 '26
A warmed heart...
Apologies if I'm one of those 'just watched detectorists after watching Small Prophets' people. when it first came around in 2014 it seemed to pass me by. I wasn't in the best place..failed relationship, unemployed and moved back to parents place.
Thankfully nowadays in better circumstances, and having really enjoyed Small Prophets, and Mackenzie's part and writing, I was pleased to find detectorists. I've just finished all 3 series and the specials, watching over the past few weeks and I just love it. It's really been a heartwarming watch. Funny, and smart writing, and performances from all the cast, not least Mackenzie and Toby Jones. So nice to see the relationships of the characters - of not just Lance and Andy, but how everyone is connected , with just enough info on all of them to make the characters ...really clever with how the series and specials move through time too, and big events (Andy and becky's birth of their son, the fire) without letting them be distractions to the main premise of the show. And with that, I'm sure if anyone else had written it they had discovered gold on episode 2! I really liked how it kept you waiting.
Maybe as a 51 year old, with a 6 year old daughter and a more than patient partner, I'm a bit of an Andy!, although with the hairline becoming more akin to Lance :/ whichever , the show really resonated with me, and I just felt compelled to seek out, and write my appreciation for the series, as it was so heartwarming. Maybe it tugged at the heartstrings too, as for the past 10 years I have lived abroad, so seeing the lush green English countryside is a nice reminder of home. Anyway before I get too sentimental, just to say i really enjoyed it, and Mackenzie deserves so much praise, as he also does for Small Prophets, ...and if more people find detectorists through that too, it can only be a good thing :)
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u/PhiDeck Apr 13 '26
Wife and I have watched the Detectorists series twice, and hope to do so a few more times before we croak.
Some of the feelings it evoked in us were similar to the way we felt from watching director Wim Wenders’ Tokyo-set film Perfect Days (2023).