Small Prophets (2026)

Directed by

Mackenzie Crook

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

8.4 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man tries alchemy and creating artificial life to find out what happened to his missing partner. The show is a British comedy drama set in Manchester and follows his unusual investigation.

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What happens

Small Prophets is a British television comedy drama created, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook. Filmed in the Manchester area, it stars Pearce Quigley as a man who turns to alchemy and homunculi in an attempt to learn what happened after his partner disappeared, with the cast also including Crook, Michael Palin, Lauren Patel, Sophie Willan and Jon Pointing. The series premiered on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on 9 February 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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