There’s something about British comedy over the course of time that makes you wonder how two people could ever hook-up much less cross paths. They'd love to find gold but what they really want more than anything is to hold in their hand something that was held by a Saxon or a Roman or even a… well, watch to see what they unearth this time. Through City Lit he joined the improvised theatre company Fluxx and also The Precinct Theatre, where he did further classes to work on his craft. The thought that Crook can bring this series to a close on his terms is really something to begin clearing off space from the DVR for.

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Watch this show, allow yourself to step into the meaning and purpose behind the narrative and go along for the journey. This is where the acting comes in, because in Jones’s telling of an actor’s life, even the boring bits sound like a romantic adventure: “To be driving out at four in the morning to some remote place … Or to get off a plane in the Czech Republic and there’s a driver there and you get in the car but you can’t speak any Czech … I’m still sort of in love with disappearing into this parallel world. First launching in 2014, Mackenzie Crook’s gentle comedy series Detectorists became a massive hit, winning three BAFTAs and a Rose d'Or Award. Other locations used in filming include Orford, where Orford Primary School was used as the outside of Becky's school, Great Glemham, where interior pub scenes were filmed, and Ipswich.

A contractor comes to chop down an ancient oak tree in the field where Andy and Lance are detecting, and the pair want to stop them. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. When it came to that part, Toby literally gasped and I knew I had him on board – and there could be no Andy and Lance without Lance.

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It's that show you start, then go against the ‘binge watching' rule because you're not binge watching, you just want to live in the characters's world for a little longer. I was very late in discovering Detectorists because at the time it was broadcast I wasn't really watching TV but I kept seeing posts on the Folk Horror Revival Facebook group about how some of the episodes had eerie, ghost-story elements, and that prompted me to give it a watch," Pentecost says. Their dream is to unearth a Saxon ship burial, their reality is digging up ring pulls from old Fanta cans.I got The Unexplained magazine – about ghosts, poltergeists, spontaneous human combustion, whatever – and I loved it. This is easier said than done as wildlife photography takes hours of patient waiting, but we were lucky one morning when we went to capture sunrise over Lance and Andy’s field. There is even a fanzine Waiting For You, named after a lyric from the haunting theme song by Johnny Flynn. So when we meet in a Parisian-style cafe off London’s Piccadilly, it is to discuss not one new project but four.

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Reflecting on why the show was so popular, the actor said: "Aside from the splendid writing and scenery of the British countryside, I think it captures our ‘quirks and foibles’ very pleasantly. The way Andy and Lance have devoted hours, weeks, years to pacing up and down in mud, waiting for their detectors to beep, is representative of enthusiasts and dreamers everywhere: concentrating on something esoteric helps them to delay confronting tricky real-world issues such as relationships, careers and emotions. Series one and two both ended in clever and memorable ways: bittersweet and punch-the-air respectively. Photograph: Kevin Baker/BBC/Channel X Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones in the Detectorists Christmas special.One of the other epiphanies Detectorists diffidently nudges us towards is that humanity is made of these small commitments, just as every arrowhead and broken belt buckle the detectorists dig up adds to the grand patchwork of history. As he summarises with characteristic humility: “On the whole, I get to do stuff that is really good and I don’t have to do a lot of stuff that isn’t very good. If you would like to comment on this story or anything else you have seen on BBC Culture, head over to our Facebook page or message us on Twitter . Meanwhile Becky's patience with the petty politics at her school is at breaking point and she walks out of a staff meeting. He has a signature pork pie hat that he’s been wearing – and werking – for at least the last 15 years.