Detectorists: further buried TV treasure!

[french frank]

Apart from a feeling of great excitement, I liked this picture of a stupendous collection of coins in a Sainsbury's bag.

[Richard Tarleton]

Yes. Looking at brief story on the news, I couldn't help wonder how much of the "context" of the find had been disturbed by the metal detectorists.....but without them it wouldn't have been found.....

[french frank]

Yes. Looking at brief story on the news, I couldn't help wonder how much of the "context" of the find had been disturbed by the metal detectorists.....but without them it wouldn't have been found.....

They did make a point of saying that once he'd realised there was a hoard, he knew not to touch anything. But, as you say, even a disturbed 'context' is better than there not being one because it hadn't been found. It seems to be a mammoth one.

[Serial_Apologist]

It seems to be a mammoth one.

Not quite as old as that - to coin a phrase.

[teamsaint]

Not quite as old as that - to coin a phrase.

another year, another pun from S-A...so no change there.....

[umslopogaas]

Obviously the owners were good middle class citizens, because they buried their loot in a Sainsburys bag. Sainsburyes, wherein gude fude costeth lesse. Its an old firm, been around a long time ...

[kernelbogey]

Obviously the owners were good middle class citizens, because they buried their loot in a Sainsburys bag. Sainsburyes, wherein gude fude costeth lesse. Its an old firm, been around a long time ...

Oh I thought they were on their way to a big Sainsbury's where they have one of those big coin-counting machines....

[Serial_Apologist]

Obviously the owners were good middle class citizens, because they buried their loot in a Sainsburys bag. Sainsburyes, wherein gude fude costeth lesse. Its an old firm, been around a long time ...

Originally St Sprees, I believe...

[teamsaint]

Oh I thought they were on their way to a big Sainsbury's where they have one of those big coin-counting machines....

great minds KB.....Hedge End perhaps?

[kernelbogey]

great minds KB.....Hedge End perhaps?

Exactly my thought, ts!

'Good morning, Kernel, here's your voucher to spend at Sainsbury's for...er... three point five million pounds. Would you like someone to help you to your car with your purchases?'

[teamsaint]

Exactly my thought, ts!

'Good morning, Kernel, here's your voucher to spend at Sainsbury's for...er... three point five million pounds. Would you like someone to help you to your car with your purchases?'

problem is that on those machines, certainly at ASDA, you have to spend the voucher on the same day !!

[kernelbogey]

problem is that on those machines, certainly at ASDA, you have to spend the voucher on the same day !!

'Good morning, Kernel, here's your voucher to spend at Sainsbury's for...er... three point five million pounds. Would you like someone to help you to your car with your purchases?'

'No thanks, I'll just buy the store.'

[Nick Armstrong]

Wonderful!

... and did any of you see the unheralded gem of the BBC4 schedules, the quietly sublime Detectorists? Written, directed and co-starrring Mackenzie Crook, with the equally-magnificent Toby Jones, lots of it made me chuckle - witty, touching, silly....

This news story (apart from the fact that it was in Bucks. whereas the Detectorists were in Berks. I think) reads like the eponymous duo's dream of the Holy Grail of metal detecting (... to quote from the series: "Well, no... the Holy Grail is the Holy Grail of metal detecting")

Only clips here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04kf095 but bound to be repeated.

[Anna]

Wonderful!
... and did any of you see the unheralded gem of the BBC4 schedules, the quietly sublime Detectorists?

Yes! I watched it, couldn't understand why it was hidden away like that.

Looking at some of the pictures of the newly-minted coins I wonder if they can ever piece the story together - was it a daring robbery from the nearby Mint or was some catastrophic event about to occur necessitating the burial? Totally fascinating.

[Nick Armstrong]

I've been hugely enjoying the current second season of Detectorists - again, perhaps symbolically, hidden away somewhat on BBC Four.

If anything I think it is even more successful than the first season, writing and cast full of gems - above all, Lance and Andy, respectively Toby Jones and writer/director Mackenzie Crook

Highlights for me: the discussion about Lance's ex sawing the bed in half; and the dialogue commencing

ANDY - WHAT YOU GOT?

LANCE - BOAT

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All episodes still available on iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/group/p036yljc