False Prophets **GNHQ amending to Small Prophets**

I watched the first 3 episodes and thoroughly enjoyed the humour. Plenty of laugh-out-loud lines. Thanks for the recommendation.

There is a FB page for Small Prophets. Lots of background (and no 'spoilers').

NanaTuesday

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Written & produced I believe by Mackenzie Crook 👌
A very clever man .

Indeed , NanaTuesday.
Second all the praise for this new comedy which is vintage McKenzie Crook.
Watched the first episode last night and looking forward to the others.

Great humour. We loved it, made better by place spotting as it’s filmed in our home town. Sure we were on that aisle in Wickes only last week 😂😂

Detectorists, Small Prophets, also Dennis Kelly’s Waiting for the Out … all notable for their slow, gentle, understated, very British humour. But it occurs to me that in each case the focus is very much on male characters. Is this a trend? Not complaining, by the way. I love them all, but especially Waiting for the Out.

We loved it too! Very clever unfolding of the lead’s character in particular.

I'm trying not to binge because I want to extend the watching pleasure.
A brilliant drama!

My ex husband dropped in this morning for a chat and he binge watched it last night, too. Just waiting for my daughter to watch it.

The folk type music accompanying the series is reminiscent of Detectorists too.
Am enjoying this tho not as much as Detectorists.
Wondering why the lead character has to look quite so old, and would he really be so unkempt after almost seven years?
Michael Palin is great as his Dad.

“Have you been for your break?”

Watched it all now and while it is so “fanciful “ it is so enjoyable.
I was very pleased when the words “ to be continued “ came up at the end.
We surely need a bit of escapism.

Retread

Enjoying it too 🤗

However I really hope his really irritating male colleague who keeps cackling and shrieking and shouting his name doesn’t appear beyond Episode 2! If he is meant to be irritating, it’s working!

Oh I really like him. It makes me laugh out loud.

DH & I binge watched it. The chocolate brazils. Loved it. Also loved The Detectorists. Lovely easy viewing. Escapism at it's best.

Utterly Brilliant, every character well written and believable. I think I recognise my neighbours. Detectorists is infinitely re-watchable, but this is even better. The set designers absolutely got the scenes spot on. Michael Palin, as Dad, genius casting. I’m going to love this.

It’s one of those series that you want people you know to watch it so you can talk about it and are scared to discuss it if they haven’t for fear of giving anything away and ruining it for them. I’m sure my ex came round yesterday because he knew I’d watched it and wanted to talk about it ( and he’s someone who rarely watched tv programmes). Can’t wait for my daughter to watch it so we can chat about it.

Exactly, Maybee. People can’t really talk about it here as some will only watch week by week.

What I will say is that I was surprised about the last episode about how King Homunculus behaved.

As for Michael looking too old and unkempt, his father is 90 so how old is he supposed to be? If someone is going to engage in alchemy then looking like a wizard seem entirely appropriate.

Anyway, Michael’s appearance gets him out of scrape in a later episode in a rather poignant exchange. Same with the young lad endlessly cycling around the close. People are drawn to Michael, even the annoying Brigham softens in the end.

Film Club recently on BBC also featured a ‘boy on a bike’. I hadn’t thought about Michael looking like a wizard. And I’d spotted a plot line that my ex hadn’t; there are so many levels to the series. The young girl kept reminded me of Chris Packhams step daughter, the one who’s on Springwatch etc.

The thing about the Brazil nuts actually happened to a district nurse at the surgery where I used to work. The same patient was once boiling a rabbit , innards skin and all, in a pan on the stove when she visited!

What a good programme this is. I'm so enjoying it. I've only seen the first four episodes but looks forward to seeing them all. A refreshing change for BBC.

I thought I'd gone back in time to when people actually cared about what they wrote and produced.

The small details and minor characters are excellent.

Loved it, seen it all and waiting for the next series now.

Thanks for all the reviews ! We were undecided about watching but we will now.

I watched the first episode because I love The Detectorists so much and was glad I did. If you haven't watched The Detectorists please do because it is magical. I have watched it many times. I will never ever forget the first time I saw Lance and Andy try Sheila's lemonade.

Just had to add my praise for this wonderful series. The casting is fantastic. Loved all the characters especially Michael Palin. The story telling is very clever and completely engaging.
Thank you @Colls for the recommend. A gem it absolutely is!
Hope we don't have to wait too long for a second series.

Bukkie

I watched the first episode because I love The Detectorists so much and was glad I did. If you haven't watched The Detectorists please do because it is magical. I have watched it many times. I will never ever forget the first time I saw Lance and Andy try Sheila's lemonade.

A lovely series. Sheila and her slightly blustering but kind husband ,are wonderful.

Those little creatures in bottles would have terrified me as a child.