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Topic: Small Prophets

Small Prophets
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A comic tale of eccentric Michael Sleep who, since his darling Clea disappeared seven years ago, has lived a very ordinary life. He eats Shreddies, works in a DIY store, visits dad Brian and hopes for Clea to return.

What a fun and weird little show. Enjoy it quite a bit (three episodes in).
Great characters and witty dialogue.

There are quite a few shows that try to integrate some mythology into comedies, but they are all very similar imho.
This one feels different.

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Although I have to say, the conversations with his father feel a bit too much like a plot device.

Deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier

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Re: Small Prophets

Lost some of it's charm in the last two episodes, but the story was still good - 7/10.

Deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier

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Well I'll be damned, the BBC, CAN, in fact, still make a decent show. Gave it 4/5 stars.

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Well. This was lovely. And weird. Can't make something like this on a streamer. Point in favour of public broadcasting.

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This is one of my favorites. I loved this quirky show. It had such heart.

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i liked the show but it dragged on far too much for me, way too much filler and too
little meat in the story.  i think i quit with one episode left.

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Re: Small Prophets

Renewed for S02...

The Homunculi spirits are set to commune once more.

The BBC has renewed Small Prophets for a second season after the comedy became a breakout hit for the British broadcaster, drawing up to 9.2 million viewers. Apple TV acquired worldwide rights to Season 1 last month.

Created by Mackenzie Crook, star of the UK version of The Office, the show will be promoted from BBC One to BBC Two for Season 2, which will premiere in 2027.

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Re: Small Prophets

MadNomad wrote:

Renewed for S02...

The Homunculi spirits are set to commune once more.

The BBC has renewed Small Prophets for a second season after the comedy became a breakout hit for the British broadcaster, drawing up to 9.2 million viewers. Apple TV acquired worldwide rights to Season 1 last month.

Created by Mackenzie Crook, star of the UK version of The Office, the show will be promoted from BBC One to BBC Two for Season 2, which will premiere in 2027.

Nice, looking forward to it smile

Deserved more runtime:
Abbys | Dead Like Me | Devs | Firefly | Gangsta. | Jack of all Trades | Kevin (probably) saves the World | Lodge 49 | Mrs. Davis | NYC 22 | Powerless | Roadkill | Special Unit 2 | Stumptown | Surface | The Brave | The Crazy Ones | The Finder | The Middleman | Truth Seekers | Two Weeks to Live | Whiskey Cavalier

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9 Reply by g371 (edited by g371 2026-09-22 19:13:58)

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Re: Small Prophets

Finished S01, I liked it. A good quirky comedy.

P.S. The same guy plays Gospel John in The Gentlemen.

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