Small Prophets

Director(s)Mackenzie Crook
Production year2025
Genre(s)Comedy, Drama
Approx. running minutes29m
CastPearce Quigley, Jon Pointing, Ed Kear, Michael Palin

Small Prophets

moderate bad language
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

SMALL PROPHETS is a British comedy series; in this episode, a lonely man named Michael faces new struggles after his girlfriend's disappearance seven years prior.

language
Moderate bad language ('wanker') is used; a 'wanker' gesture is also visible. Milder terms include 'arse', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'shit' and 'Christ'.
additional issues
There is occasional sight of unsettling fantastical creatures. Very mild rude humour revolves around a character eating food someone else has spat out. There are occasional verbal references to a missing person.
strong language
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

SMALL PROPHETS is a comedy drama series; in this episode, Michael makes preparations to begin growing Homunculi.

language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('prick', 'wanker', 'shit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'frig', 'hell', 'God').
additional issues
Toilet humour features. There is also a passing verbal reference to sex trafficking, mild sex references and a scene in which a person appears drunk.
strong language
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

SMALL PROPHETS is a British comedy series; in this episode, Michael confides in a friend.

language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'dick', 'piss', 'arse', 'shit', 'bloody', 'hell' and 'God'.
additional issues
There are moments of rude humour, including when a child blackmails a man, threatening to tell the police that the man publicly exposed himself. A person is seen smoking.
infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

SMALL PROPHETS is a British comedy drama series; in this episode, Michael enlists the help of a friend.

language
Strong language ('f**k') is used infrequently; milder terms include 'prick', 'shit', 'sod', 'bloody hell' and 'God'.
additional issues
A man is cornered in an alleyway, but the threat is brief and ends reassuringly. There are also references to a woman's disappearance and the feelings of loss associated with the event. Small fantastical creatures are visible in jars.
infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

SMALL PROPHETS is a British comedy drama series; in this episode, Michael and Kasey's work reaps rewards.

language
Strong language ('f**k') is used infrequently; milder terms include 'slagging', 'shit', 'tits', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'God'.
additional issues
There is comic wordplay and rude humour relating to 'blue tits'; reference is made to slavery; and some scenes deal with bereavement and loss.
infrequent strong language, moderate violence
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

SMALL PROPHETS is a comedy series; in this episode, Michael is reported to the authorities.

violence
A fantastical creature attacks a man, bites him on the forehead, pulls at his skin, and there is brief bloody injury detail in the aftermath. In another scene, a woman is attacked by the creature which scratches her face.
language
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as moderate bad language ('prick'), and milder terms ('bugger', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'arse', 'shit', 'Jesus', 'God', 'hell').
additional issues
There is mild injury detail in scenes which include scratches. A man describes another man as an 'imbecile'; however, his negative attitude is challenged and, accordingly, condemned. A man becomes upset when he asks about his partner who left him.
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Classified date17/12/2025
LanguageEnglish
language
Moderate bad language ('wanker') is used; a 'wanker' gesture is also visible. Milder terms include 'arse', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'shit' and 'Christ'.
additional issues
There is occasional sight of unsettling fantastical creatures. Very mild rude humour revolves around a character eating food someone else has spat out. There are occasional verbal references to a missing person.
moderate bad language
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
language
Moderate bad language ('wanker') is used; a 'wanker' gesture is also visible. Milder terms include 'arse', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'shit' and 'Christ'.
additional issues
There is occasional sight of unsettling fantastical creatures. Very mild rude humour revolves around a character eating food someone else has spat out. There are occasional verbal references to a missing person.
infrequent strong language, moderate violence
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
A fantastical creature attacks a man, bites him on the forehead, pulls at his skin, and there is brief bloody injury detail in the aftermath. In another scene, a woman is attacked by the creature which scratches her face.
language
Infrequent strong language ('f**k') occurs, as well as moderate bad language ('prick'), and milder terms ('bugger', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'arse', 'shit', 'Jesus', 'God', 'hell').
additional issues
There is mild injury detail in scenes which include scratches. A man describes another man as an 'imbecile'; however, his negative attitude is challenged and, accordingly, condemned. A man becomes upset when he asks about his partner who left him.
strong language
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k') and milder terms ('prick', 'wanker', 'shit', 'bloody', 'bastard', 'frig', 'hell', 'God').
additional issues
Toilet humour features. There is also a passing verbal reference to sex trafficking, mild sex references and a scene in which a person appears drunk.
infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
language
Strong language ('f**k') is used infrequently; milder terms include 'prick', 'shit', 'sod', 'bloody hell' and 'God'.
additional issues
A man is cornered in an alleyway, but the threat is brief and ends reassuringly. There are also references to a woman's disappearance and the feelings of loss associated with the event. Small fantastical creatures are visible in jars.
strong language
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms including 'dick', 'piss', 'arse', 'shit', 'bloody', 'hell' and 'God'.
additional issues
There are moments of rude humour, including when a child blackmails a man, threatening to tell the police that the man publicly exposed himself. A person is seen smoking.
infrequent strong language
Classified Date:
17/12/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
language
Strong language ('f**k') is used infrequently; milder terms include 'slagging', 'shit', 'tits', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell' and 'God'.
additional issues
There is comic wordplay and rude humour relating to 'blue tits'; reference is made to slavery; and some scenes deal with bereavement and loss.
Director(s)Mackenzie Crook
Production year2025
Genre(s)Comedy, Drama
Approx. running minutes29m
CastPearce Quigley, Jon Pointing, Ed Kear, Michael Palin
Classified date17/12/2025
LanguageEnglish