Articles about Mackenzie Crook
Calling the shots
As actors increasingly find their voice behind the camera, DQ hears from screen stars Jason Priestley, Mackenzie Crook, Erin Richards, Gloria Calderón Kellett and Shaun Evans about moving into directing, working with their casts and creating the right vibe on set.
Gently does it
BBC series Small Prophets is Mackenzie Crook’s spiritual successor to the acclaimed Detectorists. He joins producer Gill Isles to outline the “gentle” new comedy, his decision to move behind the camera and creating the show’s animated stars.
BBC unveils Small Prophets
FIRST LOOK: Pearce Quigley, Lauren Patel and Michael Palin star in Small Prophets, an upcoming BBC comedy written and directed by Mackenzie Crook (Detectorists).
DQ100 2025/26 – Part two
In the second part of the DQ100 2025/26, we pick out a range of shows to tune in for and the actors, directors and writers making them, as well as some of the trends and trailblazers worth catching up with.
True Brits
As Britannia returns for a third season, DQ hears from its production, costume and hair and make-up designers to find out how they create the look of this anarchic historical drama.
The word on Worzel
Iconic literary scarecrow Worzel Gummidge is returning to television in a pair of hour-long episodes written and directed by and starring Mackenzie Crook. The Office and Detectorists star tells DQ about becoming Worzel and adapting Barbara Euphan Todd’s novels.
Tribes and tribulations
Hair, make-up and prosthetics designer Davina Lamont discusses her work on epic Sky and Amazon historical drama Britannia, in which a Roman army faces up to Druids and Celts in 43AD.