Detectorists

[Tonker]

Have I ever mentioned how much I fucking love the BBC?

"Detectorists" is a short-season (the sixth and last episode of season two will broadcast this Sunday) sitcom, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook (Gareth from the "The Office"), and starring him and Toby Jones as metal detectorists in sleepy, rural Kent.  It's precisely as exciting as it sounds, but the show is nonetheless beautifully scripted, subtly hilarious and quite the best TV I've seen in fucking ages.  The soundtrack and photography are absolutely gorgeous and the "Simon and Garfunkel" sections (and the dozens of little gags they contain) are good enough for a series all of their own.

I urge you to watch it, unless you're Dubbs, in which case you'll fucking hate it.  And that, really, is the highest praise I can possibly give.

101: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x29hnac
102: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x27sqz3
103: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x285e1a
104: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28qki0
105: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x29hnmr
106: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x29hmzb

[Bort]

The fact that "Detectorists" is apparently a real word makes me confused and sad. But the show sounds promising. Will definitely check it out.

[Quality Start Machine]

Just showed up on Netflix too.

[ChuckD]

This was great, Tonk. Will definitely watch season 2 when it shows up.