The expansion of the pastime has been encouraged by a popular sitcom, “Detectorists”—created by and starring Mackenzie Crook ... the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, in Stoke-on-Trent ...

New six-part series is filmed and set in and around Manchester The BBC has commissioned Small Prophets (w/t), a new comedy created, written and directed by BAFTA-winning Mackenzie Crook ...

The BBC has commissioned Small Prophets (w/t), a new comedy created, written and directed by BAFTA-winning Mackenzie Crook (Detectorists, Worzel Gummidge) and produced by BAFTA-winning Gill Isles ...

Sir Michael Palin, Sophie Willan and Jon Pointing are to star in a new comedy Mackenzie Crook has created for the BBC. Small Prophets revolves around eccentric Michael Sleep, who, since his wife Clea ...

Small Prophets. Matt Squire Mackenzie Crook said in a statement: "Like all my best ideas, this one has been percolating for nearly a decade and is finally ready to see the light of day.

Michael Palin, Sophie Willan and Detectorists' Pearce Quigley are to star in Mackenzie Crook's long-term passion project, a partially-animated, magical comedy drama for the BBC, British Comedy Guide ...

Cunk star Diane Morgan, Monty Python‘s Michael Palin and Pirates of the Caribbean actor Mackenzie Crook all feature in a 10-strong comedy slate at the UK’s BBC. BBC Director of Comedy Jon ...

Credit: BBC/Expectation TV/Ben Blackall. Willan joins Crook, Sir Michael Palin, Pearce Quigley, Lauren Patel and Jon Pointing in the quirky sounding comedy about a man who creates something that ...

"Michael gets help from young work mate Kacey (Lauren Patel), an unlikely friendship that blossoms partly (but not wholly) through their mutual dislike of store manager Gordon (Mackenzie Crook).

Small Prophets, which is set to include "stunning" animation elements, will also star The Office's Mackenzie Crook, Sir Michael Palin, Lauren Patel, Sophie Willan and Jon Pointing. As well as ...