BBC series Small Prophets, which also features Sir Michael Palin, was shot in Urmston and Stockport.

The actor and presenter said he was attracted by the "humour and magic" of BBC series Small Prophets.

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Small Prophets, Crook’s new BBC sitcom, is very special. It tells the story of Michael (Pearce Quigley), a beardy ...

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Wonder lies below the surface of this truly fantastic sitcom from the creator of Detectorists. It’s an impossible marvel of TV making ...

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Viewers who tuned into the BBC's new sitcom, Small Prophets, have hailed the series as an "absolute masterpiece". The show is created, written and directed by BAFTA-winning Mackenzie Crook ...

Mackenzie Crook reunites with his Detectorists co-star Pearce Quigley for a suburban-set comedy about magical spirits with the power to predict the future.