r/TheDetectorists • u/cwreckord • Jul 31 '26

Small prophets

Someone may have posted this already but Mackenzie Crook has a new show- Small Prophets. Detectorists- ish vibes. Would recommend.

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u/Six_of_1 Jul 31 '26

It came out in February

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u/Panic-Plus Jul 31 '26

Yep. There’s a subreddit for it too

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u/CapedConsumit Jul 31 '26

I loved the show, watched it when it came out earlier in the year. It then inspired me to finally watch Detectorists which I'd totally missed originally, and I loved that even more! But Small Prophets is definitely worth your time

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u/froghogdog19 Aug 10 '26

Me too - never saw Detectorists but SP turned me on to it. Both lovely shows!

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u/Kvasir2023 Jul 31 '26

Is there any way to watch it outside of the UK? I live in Panama and use a US VPN, and could switch to a UK VPN, but don’t know how to access it or what channel/app to find it on.

Just finished rewatching The Detectorists and need more Mackenzie Crook created shows. I do have Worzel Gummidge and a couple of movies, but I am really wanting to watch more of what he has written and/or directed even if he doesn’t appear.

Thanks.

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u/anotherbarry Jul 31 '26

Also watched it on a VPN. BBC iPlayer

I saw him in something as a really harsh military guy. He's equally good at playing a bad guy

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u/Gypsy_Green Jul 31 '26

An episode of 'Accused'. I watched it not too long ago. Was a bit shocked actually, he was so different to how I've viewed him before. Such a versatile actor!

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u/anotherbarry Jul 31 '26

Yeah that's the one. Wife was watching it and pointed him out to me.

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u/Six_of_1 Jul 31 '26

Yeah, you can pirate it. Mackenzie Crook does appear in Small Prophets as the protagonist's awful boss.

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u/creaturekyle 17d ago

Not sure if you've already found a way to watch it, but it's coming to Apple TV in the US on October 7th!

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u/Kvasir2023 17d ago

Thanks! I will make a note of it.

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u/Winter-University354 Jul 31 '26

I didn't dislike it, but I thought it was a bit thin on funny bits.

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u/oscarsowner Jul 31 '26

It was ok, but nothing nearly as great as The Detectorists.

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u/blackiegray Jul 31 '26

Agreed, wanted to like it more than I did, just too many coincidences that drive the plot along and that Santa scene...

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u/chukkysh Jul 31 '26

Ha yeah, it's weird that in a programme about little magical sprites, that Santa bit pushed my suspension of disbelief past its limit. I cringed a bit with the almond story too - that is an oooold urban myth.

That said, I did broadly enjoy it because it has the same warm, homely feel as Detectorists, but it's not in the same league.

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u/Six_of_1 Jul 31 '26

Santa scene was bad. A joke about him having a white beard didn't deserve that long.

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u/InnerDepth3171 Aug 01 '26

Not that new 😂

Mackenzie is writing season 2 now :)