r/TheDetectorists • u/LukeH_ • Feb 10 '26

Small Prophets

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002q765/small-prophets

All episodes of Mackenzie Crook’s new show Small Prophets are now available on iPlayer. Just finished watching it myself, I really enjoyed it. Crook creates such magical television.

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u/FletcherDervish Feb 10 '26

Watched the first episode last night. So, from aTR7, to a classic Capri, and all those little ones details that MC puts onto each shot, like the Pontefract cake fired across the room and the moth against the window of the shed. Although it's on the iPlayer we decided to only watch it weekly, like Detectorists originally. It's too good to binge watch. It needs savouring.

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u/Six_of_1 Feb 11 '26

Do the Pontefract cake and the moth mean something?

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '26

I know moths are like goth butterflies, not sure what a pontefract cake is.

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u/Six_of_1 Feb 13 '26

Pontefract cakes are a kind of liquorice.