Detectorists - Lance finds GOLD!!

Best. Series. Ever.

Did you hear about old Bob Cromer?
- What about him?
Exhumed, mate.
-What?
Grave robbed.
-By who?!
Nobody knows. Night hawks.

Best pay off in the history of television.

[peterreed]

Simply one of the greatest shows ever. One of those programmes you bore people talking about yet no one watches. Pure bliss.

[SC-yssx]

The world has yet to understand how good this show is. Its pure gold!!!

[peterevans]

Loved this series, it's so brilliantly written and acted...As a Detectorist myself, I can tell you this clip isn't about Lance finding gold, it's about all the thousands of times he did not find gold!

[Julielevere]

Anyone else burst into tears when this happened or is it just me? x)

[philjones]

I still bloody cry at this scene. Every bloody time.

[MrKajithecat]

This show really hits me in the soul. I watched all of it during a vulnerable time in my life, just getting out of a breakup and I was training myself to enjoy life again. It might be silly but this show really made me look at the little good things in life and cherish them.

[kitharrison]

As British TV writing goes, this is one of the most beautiful, tender and loving shows ever made. It's simply wonderful.

[happydace]

McKenzie captured this phenomena perfectly ! As many Detectorists, including myself, have experienced . You just get a feeling . You want to ignore it but that little voice in the back of your head niggles you . I've no doubt many Detectorists have ignored it and possibly missed out big time ! In my case I was heading for a big oak on the edge of a field . Stopped for some reason and just had a look around . But when I started off, something told me to now head for another tree about 45degrees to my right . And I did . 6 paces in, a signal . 1822 George llll gold sovereign Like it was minted yesterday.
Had I carried on my original course I'd have missed it by inches .

[rye_ay_ay]

my dad loved this show. he watched it during some of his final days. it's too quiet and peaceful for my friends, but I love it all the same, and I think my dad loved it because it gave us something our american shows just... couldn't. love from the US

[cultclassic]

I love so many details about this scene. The acting by Toby Jones (Lance) where he expresses wonder, incredulity, tears of joy, and ecstasy, all in a few seconds. When the music starts. How Sophie backs away, all smiles, because this was Lance's finding, Andy and her was discouraging him. Then Lance dancing. Sophie jumping up and down. (She doesn't know you're supposed to dance when you find gold..it was Andy and Lance's agreement) . Then Andy puts down his detector, hugs Lance and starts to dance, Sophie joins in, they all do that goofy dance...

All the while the camera moves away, showing you that, while this is the greatest moment for these three, this is perhaps just ONE of the several nuggets of history that may be buried in a great land. Waiting to be found, by other Detectorists.

I knew Mackenzie Crook (Andy) as that weird but funny Gareth guy from UK version of The Office. He has written and directed a masterpiece here.

[Kfinnerty]

One of the great shows in my view. No murders, no gun fights, no street crime....brilliant.

[lukeprice]

Scene sends shivers down my spine.

What an outstanding series.

[pollofrito]

My TV diet is full of dark murder mysteries or police procedurals. I wish there were more gems like this show. It is light, but substantial. It is about supposedly mundane existences, but there is more truth about humanity in this show than 99.9% of other shows. It is brilliantly funny and gentle. It is a wonderful show.

[sweetfreedomGB]

Strikes me to the core, this show has so so much depth it's unreal. For all the 'average' 'normal' British blokes out there....somebody actually understands.

[villabis]

This is the only TV series for which I would let the intro run and not skip. The music, the little nature macros of insects and flowers, a perfect preamble to a heartfelt, reflective view of beautiful, slumbering England.

Ok, the first time I “dectoristed” gold I didn’t do the dance, but it was only a ring, not a fantastic artefact from bygone days. Next time I promise to go crazy. Loved this series so much.

[LevEakins]

No matter how much I watch this - I always tear up at this scene. This is true gold.

[tonysimper]

all the acting, the way she walks backwards, all makes my cry every single viewing. fantastic scene.

[Harmonca]

The gold dance just completes this scene so perfectly. Toby Jones nails the reaction, such great acting.

[futurebleeps]

This gave me goosebumps all over as it reminds me of march 2022 when I dug up my first Gold coin. A Gold Celtic stater. Will never forget this moment

[Very-old-man]

I never would have thought that a show about two middle aged metal dectertorists would have sent me taken me through so many emotional moments.