Lance and Andy are at a Little Chef watching a man on the news who found 350 Roman coins worth over a million pounds on his second time out. Lance has one word for this. The episode gets more emotional from there.
Your host Katie is joined by Ellie (Instagram: @miss_detectorist, YouTube: Miss Detectorist), calling in from a cottage on the Isles of Scilly under a cloud of Saharan dust, for Series 2, Episode 4 of the BAFTA-winning BBC comedy drama Detectorists, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, which first aired on BBC4 on the 19th of November 2015.
Andy has a job interview in Botswana he has done almost no research for. Lance steps in with what he has: bridge is the national sport, thrash metal is very popular, and there is a band called Crackdust. His actual interview advice is to be more sparky and less morose and under no circumstances be himself. Andy dirtied his hands in a flower pot outside to fit in with the other candidates, was clocked doing it by the professor, and then redeemed himself entirely by identifying two Victorian clay pipes and an older one from the width of the bowl. Becky listened to the whole thing on the phone and was absolutely howling. Whether the letter that arrived afterwards was the job offer or a subscription reminder is a question Andy answers very quickly and does not invite further discussion on.
Russell and Hugh return the mayor's chain in a carrier bag held at arm's length, are received in his dressing gown and pants, are thanked warmly and rudely in equal measure, and then produce the gentle threat of calling the local paper about the necklace until the mayor grants them 500 acres of virgin land and a warning that someone is already one step ahead of them. Back at the club, Varda finally speaks, with a conspiracy theory about a German bomber carrying gold bullion that crashed in 1941 and the instruction from Terry to keep it down.
Then Lance opens the cupboard. He has bought Kate a birthday present and a Christmas present every year since he found out she existed. Over forty presents, all wrapped, all waiting. He gives her the cheque for the maintenance he should have paid. Then he asks her to call him dad. Kate leaves looking bewildered. Lance watches her go.
The episode ends in the field with Andy detecting and baby Stanley in a carrier on his chest, hearing about Robert McClint who fell into a vat of soup, and wanting to know what flavour.
Featuring Toby Jones as Lance, Mackenzie Crook as Andy, and Rachel Stirling as Becky.
Find Ellie at @miss_detectorist on Instagram and YouTube.
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