Detectorists is one of the most wonderfully unique, unmistakably British TV shows ever made - and its creator and star, Mackenzie Crook, has a new show coming soon.

Small Prophets reunites Crook with Detectorists co-star Pearce Quigley, who stars as Michael Sleep, a lonely DIY store worker whose quiet life is upended when his father (Sir Michael Palin) shares a bizarre alchemical recipe that might just summon magical spirits with the power to predict the future.

As Michael sets out to find answers about his missing love, he’s joined by a sharp young coworker (Lauren Patel) and disrupted by a hilariously overbearing store manager played by Crook himself. With nosy neighbours (Sophie Willan and Jon Pointing), surreal shed activity, and a touch of animated magic, Small Prophets promises to blend heartfelt oddness with the same gentle wit and warmth of Detectorists.

It's too soon for a premiere date, but we'll definitely be keeping an eye out for updates.

What we're...

Watching: And Mrs. - This 2024 rom-com stars Aisling Bea (Trollied, This Way Up) stars as a woman whose fiance drops dead...and she decides to marry him anyway. It's not an especially memorable movie, but it's a bit of fun with a number of familiar British TV faces - including Dame Harriet Walter, Sinead Cusack, Peter Egan, and Paul Kaye. Also on Tubi (free with ads).
Reading: Precipice by Robert Harris - Set in the turbulent summer of 1914, this historical thriller follows a reckless aristocrat's affair with the Prime Minister as a secret leak turns scandal into a threat to the British government. It's not a bargain book, but you can check with your local library if it's a bit more than you like to spend.

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BritBox's June 2025 Premiere Schedule

This Week in British TV...

On BritBox, May 21st brings season 3 of Make it at Market. There won't be any other premieres until Death Valley on the 29th and season 1 of Father Ted on the 30th.
- BritBox May 2025 schedule & descriptions
- BritBox June 2025 schedule & descriptions
On Acorn TV, new episodes of Murdoch Mysteries, Brokenwood Mysteries, and The One That Got Away continue weekly on Mondays. On the 26th, they'll add the Irish crime series Boglands. They're also adding two more films for their Murder Mystery May lineup: Six Minutes to Midnight on the 23rd, and Force of Nature: The Dry 2 on the 30th.
- Acorn TV May 2025 schedule & descriptions
- Acorn TV June 2025 schedule & descriptions
On Amazon Prime Video, season 4 of Clarkson's Farm premieres on May 23 with four episodes. Two additional episodes will air on May 30th, followed by two more on June 6th.
On Netflix, Department Q premieres May 29th. Based on the Nordic Noir novels of Jussi Adler-Olsen, it relocates the action to Edinburgh and puts Matthew Goode in the lead as DCI Carl Morck.