Terry survived. Andy is in serious trouble. And somewhere on Bishop's land there is now a gold coin that Lance knows absolutely nothing about.

Your host Katie is joined by Karl (Instagram: @thementaldetector) and Ellie (Instagram: @miss_detectorist, YouTube: Miss Detectorist) for a festive recording of Season 1, Episode 4 of the BAFTA-winning BBC comedy drama Detectorists, first aired on BBC4 on the 23rd of October 2014.

The hospital opening scene tricks you into thinking Andy is detecting outdoors. Terry has a Luftwaffe incendiary device worth of shrapnel in his leg, which Andy's detector identifies as a small bronze coin. Russell seizes his moment as the bravest man in the room. Ellie spots Becky's shirt covered in tiny magpies and opens up the magpie folklore conversation. Andy tells Becky she sounds like her mum. Lance drives the TR7 with an enormous Bluetooth headset. Andy goes to Bishop's land without Lance, directly breaking his promise, with Sophie and her detector at completely the wrong angle.

The second half belongs to the pub quiz, where the stakes escalate until the loser must leave the club entirely. Tony dominates the football, Lads Mag, and Balearic Islands rounds. The astronomy versus astrology confusion. Becky correcting Sophie on Tutankhamun with knowledge from a year four class project. Lance wins an empty victory. The drunk voicemail. An anonymous envelope. An A4 photograph. A closing door.

Featuring Toby Jones as Lance, Mackenzie Crook as Andy, Rachel Stirling as Becky, and Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Sophie.

Find Ellie at @miss_detectorist on Instagram and YouTube. Find Karl at @thementaldetector on Instagram.

For more metal detecting chat, interviews, and the history behind the finds, follow Katie and the Detecting History Podcast on Instagram and YouTube at @detectinghistorychannel, and listen on all major podcast platforms.

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