"Detectorists"?

[Val Beechey]

I'm surprised. No one has commented on the last episode.  Wet Feet Again got his wish,  a Gold Dance, and a very good one to.
As no one commented I wondered how many realised what Lance had found.  The Alfred Jewel, legendary of course but only to those who are interested.
I'm sure I heard somewhere that several were made and Alfred gave one to each of his high ranking Lords as a thank you for their support.  Seems that opinion has now changed but they are still guessing.
That's what detecting is all about.

[raistlain]

to be honest I got emotional ha ha ha the scene with his daughter choked me but then the find scene was so nail biting I was expecting a ring pull like in the last series when he didn't recheck the hole ....was slow to start but I thought the last 3 episodes were great 

[troutmasterfunk]

I really enjoyed the series a little slow to start but only 6 half hour segments unfortunately..
The gold dance was fab... Lol
Christmas special to come lol

[Val Beechey]

Aw come on be honest, did you know what he'd found ?

[raistlain]

I did honestly as I've seen pics off it before and read it was possibly off a pointer as he liked to read a lot but that was just speculation of course  but it did have an inscription saying something like I was made for Alfred 

[dingdong]

No Val,I didn't😞

[Val Beechey]

I don't know if there's anything in the pipe-line but I saw that BBC want a 3rd series. 
How about  Mackenzie going to Africa and finding something fantastic, maybe proof of the 12th tribe of the Israelites, and coming home with an Honourable Doctorate from the University of Botswana.
Or Lance entering Master Minds (as per last episode) and winning.

[troutmasterfunk]

The mastermind could be the Christmas special? 

[raistlain]

I don't think he will go to Africa now ...to much detecting to be done here ha ha

[probono]

I knew it was an 'Alfred Jewel' - the real one is in the Ashmolean in Oxford where I was a student - interesting that they kept the anglosaxon theme, but then I expect that for a single item, something saxon like that would be high up on people's list of something they would love to find.

I certainly felt as if there were plot lines being developed for a future series - Terry's missus hinted that behind her slightly loopy exterior there was some great sadness for instance.

I noted as well that 'Africa' was only meant to last a year too.

Liked the gold dance - although I can only say that in my case I was almost sick when I found some .

I agree that the last three episodes certainly were more watchable than the first three - although it was still nice to see the characters come back and develop further.

[JBM]

Here is a picture of the real thing found in Somerset. AELFRED MECHEHT GEWYRCAN  Alfred had me made.

The stuff of Dreams. Jerry.

[raistlain]

if only they were as easy to find as ringpulls ha ha 

[WEBBER]

Just out of interest what was the value put on the Alfred jewel when it was found?

[JBM]

Just out of interest what was the value put on the Alfred jewel when it was found?

Good question as it was found in 1693.

Donated  in 1718, must be priceless these day.   Jerry.

[linesman]

Call me sad but I wish the writer Mackenzie Crook would get the continuity right,when asked if they have ever found gold the answer was no but as I recall the short fat one Lance, (Toby Jones) found a gold coin when detecting with  Sophie in the first series and so upset Andy(Mackenzie Crook).