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

Anyone missing Detectorists, Mackenzie Crook’s gentle comedy regarding metal detecting enthusiasts, will find much to love in ...

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

Tucked away in the recesses of my TIVO box are all the episodes of Mackenzie Crook's wonderfully low-key archaeology comedy ...

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

A stylish high-stakes armed robbery thriller with Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo, and a gentle supernatural comedy from Mackenzie Crook. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardia ...

Small Prophets review – Mackenzie Crook’s superb Detectorists follow-up brings surrealism to the suburbs - 4/5 Crook develops ...

Detectorists creator returns with a ‘funny, strange and surprisingly accessible’ show ...

Critics have heaped praise on the new comedy series from Detectorists creator Mackenzie Crook, which follows a man who ...

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.

Here are some TV highlights coming up over the next week from Saturday, February 7, including Jack Thorne's treatment of Lord of the Flies and Mackenzie Crook's new show Small Prophets.