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Detectorists

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I love, love, love the TV show Detectorists. This has been my comfort show over and over through tumultuous times. I feel calm and connected to something when I watch it. I would love to be Andy and Lance's friend in a field routinely pacing up and down in the countryside. I love how it shows a gentle side of life where people jibe with each other but ultimately accept each other's eccentricities. I love the scenes where history comes to life. It really is a harbour in a storm for me, and I'm very grateful for it. I also have this feeling when I watch Jam and Jerusalem. I think these shows have a model for how I could be in society - small communities that tolerate quirks. It's a real antidote to the utter twaddle that mainstream society promotes. 

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  • I love watching Detecorists, the quirky relationship is brilliant. If I make it to old age, I’m sure I will end up as Larry the farmer. The Simon & Garfunkel characters are cringey but funny. My mother is off to the W.I today, she said yesterday that she will be having lunch with all the old folks, she is 76! They have people come in to do talks, I’m sure I would find the history of anything interesting, mother doesn’t see it that way. Nothing wrong with a bit of Jam and Jerusalem, I found the film Calendar Girls very sad and funny.

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  • I love watching Detecorists, the quirky relationship is brilliant. If I make it to old age, I’m sure I will end up as Larry the farmer. The Simon & Garfunkel characters are cringey but funny. My mother is off to the W.I today, she said yesterday that she will be having lunch with all the old folks, she is 76! They have people come in to do talks, I’m sure I would find the history of anything interesting, mother doesn’t see it that way. Nothing wrong with a bit of Jam and Jerusalem, I found the film Calendar Girls very sad and funny.

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