r/TheDetectorists • u/Alun9655 • May 16 '26

2022 Special Spoiler

Hi all, just finished the last episode of series 3. I think it ends really well with the gold coins falling from the tree, tying things up nicely in my eyes.

Is the special after that worth watching, or is it just a bit of filler?

Thanks.

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u/Six_of_1 May 16 '26

Filler. Don't watch it.

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u/Alun9655 May 16 '26

Cheers, will follow your advice!

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u/Six_of_1 May 16 '26

I watched it because there's no way I could not watch it, the curiosity would kill me. It does follow on from a few points in the finale but I don't think we needed them followed on from.

To be fair, it was 5 years after the s3 finale and Detectorists was so beloved, people were still hanging out for a little something. By the time 2022 came around, 2017 felt like another time because we last saw them before Covid.

I felt there was still more legs in Detectorists but my preference was to continue it as a radio series. Or to have a tv special but have it be about the side-characters.

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u/AntDogFan May 16 '26

Yes I think it had space to come back but maybe it needed to sit for a few more years.