New Apple TV Comedy Hailed as ‘Finest Show to Hit Apple’ This Year
Pearce Quigley stars as a lonely Manchester-area man who starts raising homunculi after his girlfriend vanished seven years earlier.
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Small Prophets blends magic and the mundane for more unhurried comic delights from the creator of Detectorists
Michael Sleep (Pearce Quigley) lives a simple life. He works a soul-sucking job in a hardware store where he trolls the customers for kicks, then visits his doddery dad Brian (Michael Palin) in the old folk’s home before returning to his ramshackle house at the end of a cul-de-sac in suburban Manchester. This is his life, day after day, since the unexplained disappearance of his girlfriend Clea seven years prior. Without answers, he remains in p…
Mackenzie Crook's new comedy is a clever and warm little gem about an eccentric shop assistant who is stuck in grief after his girlfriend disappeared seven years ago. With subtle everyday magic, quirky details and finely tuned acting, the series manages to stay just on the right side of the exaggerated group hug, writes Fredrik Sahlin.
Mackenzie Crook's wondrous comedy series, about a man from Manchester who wants to know what happened to his missing lover, is eccentric, witty, endearing, and sad all at the same time.
‘Small Prophets’ Review: Mackenzie Crook’s Droll Apple TV Comedy Features Pearce Quigley in One of the Year’s Best Performances
Pearce Quigley plays a man who enlists a new friend (Lauren Patel) to learn the truth about his girlfriend's disappearance in 'Small Prophets.
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