Just finished watching Small Prophets. Trailer here. Wiki here. It really is beautiful, hilarious, and tugs on the heartstrings.

Anyone else watching? I’m really really hoping it’s renewed for another season.

From the Wikipedia Premise section:

Set in Manchester, Michael Sleep is still struggling after his girlfriend, Clea, vanished seven years earlier. After receiving an alchemical recipe to create homunculi, he uses their prophecies to search for answers about whether he will ever see her again. As he pursues this, he is helped by a colleague, hindered by their unpopular boss, and drawn into conflict with nosy neighbours who become suspicious of what he is doing in his shed.

From the Wikipedia Reception section:

The series received five stars in The Guardian, where it was described as a “show full of gorgeous surprises” and “pure, pure pleasure”. The series was given four stars in The Daily Telegraph, where it was described as “eccentric, funny, sweet, and sad – often all at once” with praise for the performances of Quigley and Palin. The series also received five stars in The Times with Crook praised for his “joyous storytelling” that “can make you feel strangely and intensely alive”.