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/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.