ABOUT THIS EPISODE
A Jim'll Fix It badge, Sheila's fresh lemonade, and the most iconic pub moment in the entire series. Episode three does not hold back.
Your host Katie is joined by Karl (Instagram: @thementaldetector) and Emma (Instagram: @emloveoldstuff) to rewatch Season 1, Episode 3 of the BAFTA-winning BBC comedy drama Detectorists, first aired on BBC4 on the 16th of October 2014.
The episode opens in the rain with Andy's unfortunate first find lobbed straight into the nearest bush. From there it escalates: the Antiquity Searchers warn about the 14-day Treasure Act window and Lance absolutely refuses to let them have the last word; Psychic Sheila correctly predicts Lance and Andy's arrival with her eyes closed; the fresh lemonade arrives and Mackenzie Crook has to physically pry his own eye open; Lance returns a record to Maggie at Crystal Enigma as yet another excuse to see her; and Andy buys Becky's silence with a bottle of wine and heads to the pub with a cushion under his arm.
The second half belongs entirely to the pub. Johnny Flynn appears in person as Johnny Piper and performs the theme tune live. Lance and Andy take the stage as Lance Stater and Andy Stone, the first time their surnames are heard in full. Becky arrives at exactly the wrong moment. Sophie is holding Andy's hand. Three drinks follow. Sophie's four-word response. Then Terry goes rogue with a walkie talkie and a spade in the forbidden paddock, and the episode ends with an explosion that in 2014 made people wait a full week.
Featuring Toby Jones as Lance, Mackenzie Crook as Andy, Rachel Stirling as Becky, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Sophie.
Find Emma at @emloveoldstuff on Instagram. Find Karl at @thementaldetector on Instagram.
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