The six-part series, as funny as it is sad, follows Michael Sleep, who miraculously grows creatures with the ability to predict the future in his garden shed, hoping to learn what became of his girlfriend Clea.
Yet his attempt to bring the small prophets to life becomes the very adventure he needs to pull himself out of his funk – and sparks an unexpected friendship with his colleague Kacey, which is one of the true joys of the series alongside a delightful turn from Sir Michael Palin as Michael's dad Brian.
Small Prophets is the BBC's biggest new scripted launch of the year to date, attracting 7.7 million viewers (28-day figure) for episode 1.
For BBC Two, it's the biggest comedy episode of the last 10 years, well ahead of The Detectorists 2022 Christmas special (4.5 million). And it's also the biggest comedy launch on iPlayer since at least 2022 (ahead of Ludwig episode 1 at 5.5 million), bringing in 5.9 million for its first episode, while 4 million viewers have already watched the entire series on iPlayer.
“I gradually crafted this idea over about 10 years and I think it has benefited from that slow percolation. The BBC comedy department has long given me the space, support and trust to make my shows and there is nowhere else I would rather go.
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Small Prophets' Pearce Quigley on Mackenzie Crook comedy: 'It's the perfect TV show'Small Prophets and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms have one lovely thing in common"We knew it was a bit of a risk... but we felt there was something incredibly special in it.
"Mackenzie Crook is a genius... it has surpassed all our expectations, and the ratings speak for themselves."
Prophets is available to stream now on BBC iPlayer.
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