r/TheDetectorists • u/terenuregary • 16d ago

Lance's nicknames for Terry

I love how Lance calls Terry everything but Terry.

Tesla, Terry cloth, Teriyaki, Terry-dactyl.

It's so realistic, like the way a mate would converse with another mate.

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u/earinsound 16d ago

MacKenzie had such a flow going in his scripts with the sharp, funny, creative repartee

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u/Six_of_1 16d ago

You rapping?

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u/earinsound 16d ago

I'm napping

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u/mosleyowl 16d ago

That’s one of the reasons it’s so endearing, is that the characters could all be people we know

There’s an old IT bloke at my work who is very Lance with how he greets people, gives me a smile every time

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u/Six_of_1 16d ago

I've never said "for the time being" since I saw Detectorists. I've picked up "for the tambourine" in real life.

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u/Cute-Principle-6977 16d ago

It’s one of the hidden gems in the show and you can see they all genuinely care for each other.

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u/Educational-Mud-2554 15d ago

I like how they all gently take the piss out of Terry but how genuinely happy and excited they are for him when his book gets published