Andy og Lance tøffer stadig rundt i deres forholdsvis stillestående liv og nørder med deres hobby.

Bierne, blomsterne, byen gør også hvad de plejer.

Men det er, som så ofte sagt, dybere end det.

Hr. Armstrong igen:

"On a first viewing, it's the comedy and the generosity of the characterisation that appeals but there's something about it that draws you back for repeated viewings. Partly it's the landscape photography, partly the sense of solitude and quiet that it radiates – unusual things for a sitcom. More deeply, as we watch Andy and Lance searching for treasure, we can sense that these minimum-wage workers, who by many measures might be judged to be losers, are in touch with something sublime in the English landscape. Almost by accident, they have discovered a spiritual side to life."

Humoren vil nok være svær at forstå (eller detektere) for en del.

Et eksempel:

"Been watching University Challenge?"
"I keep half an eye on it."
"Did you see the episode...?"
"Questions on Sutton_Hoo?"
"That's the one."
"Episode 5, about 13 minutes in."

Det er en klassisk revealed preference-vits som passerer forholdsvis ubemærket forbi.

Det samme gælder

"[...]all that history under the Bodie and Doyle"
"We ought to call in the professionals"

en superobskur rhyming slang og tv-serie-reference, eller

 “Who said ‘Any man past the age of 30 without a shed can consider himself a failure’? Titchmarsh, probably.”

En på en gang dyb og overfladisk strøtanke.

Serien trygler ikke en om at grine af alle de små, obskure vitser, der er strøet ud over det hele. Den lægger bare på, indtil man sprutter af grin.

Detectorists er simpelthen en af verdenshistoriens bedste komedieserier.

Det fem år forsinkede juleafsnit har et par mislyde. Men er alligevel så hujende morsomt (og dybt), at man ikke bør gå glip af det.

Mange spurgte "Jamen, var der dog brug for at gå tilbage til serien?" og alle svarede "Ja".

[Post Scriptum: Detectorists behind the scenes er også sødt]

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University Challenge - Wikipedia

Sutton Hoo - Wikipedia, den frie encyklopædi

Revealed preference - Wikipedia

Rhyming slang - Wikipedia

The Professionals (TV series) - Wikipedia

Alan Titchmarsh - Wikipedia

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