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Small Prophets is a British comedy drama television series 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. In September 2026, Small Prophets was renewed for a second series.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on 1 January 1927. It is the oldest and largest local and global broadcaster by stature and by number of employees, with a total staff of 22,000.
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Mackenzie Crook's six-part BBC comedy reaches Apple TV with Pearce Quigley as a DIY-store worker who tries to grow fortune-telling homunculi in his shed to lear
Pearce Quigley, Michael Palin and Lauren Patel star in the series, which is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook.
Apple TV’s strongest new arrival this year may not be an original at all. "Small Prophets," the six-episode comedy from…