A Greater Manchester town has provided the backdrop for a new BBC comedy starring Mackenzie Crook and Sir Michael Palin.
The six-part series Small Prophets, which was filmed in Urmston, centres around eccentric DIY shop worker Michael Sleep as he tries to use a magic potion to create homunculi – mythical prophesying spirits that can predict the future.
Pearce Quigley, who appeared in Crook’s previous comedy Detectorists, Bafta award-winning writer and actress Sophie Willan, and Games Of Thrones star Paul Kaye also feature in the show.
It is set to be released on BBC2 and iPlayer early next year.