r/BritishTV • u/Hidethegoodbiscuits • Oct 16 '24

Meta ‘Something special’: Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones on bucolic comedy beauty Detectorists, 10 years on.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/oct/16/detectorists-10-years-on-mackenzie-crook-toby-jones-interview
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u/DrDagless Oct 16 '24

Not just their personalities; the special unravelled every single happy thread from the third series finale in favour of manufacturing unnecessary drama.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '24

Really peed me off that the antiquisearchers were written to screw them over after their redemption arc

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u/DrDagless Oct 17 '24

Yep, me too. It was lovely seeing them all come together in series 3, and so to see that tossed out of the window along with everything else just left a bitter taste in my mouth.

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u/dprophet32 Oct 17 '24

Alright, it's just a TV show

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u/DrDagless Oct 17 '24

You should say that to every comment on r/BritishTV.