A fantasy comedy drama based in a San Francisco law firm featuring a prophet, a Chinese acupuncturist and singing superstar George Michael as a regular guest may sound completely bonkers, but from the clips I’ve seen so far, Eli Stone – coming to Sci-Fi in October – looks destined to become a hit.

Already a major success in the States, the series follows the adventures of ambitious lawyer Eli Stone, played by Brit Jonny Lee Miller, who, through a series of hallucinations, often involving the song lyrics or the appearance of George Michael (yes, the George Michael!), goes on a voyage of self-discovery both personally and professionally. The medical world blames Eli’s visions on a hereditary brain condition, while his acupuncturist Dr Chen (James Saito) reckons his patient is a prophet!

Cue George Michael, who adds a brand new string to his guitar, taking on his first acting role as the star of Eli’s entertaining hallucinations. Natasha Henstridge stars as Eli’s fiancée Taylor, while Alias’ Victor Garber plays his boss and future father-in-law Jordan.

Ignore the fact that Miller’s phony American accent is frankly quite ropey, and that the show is basically Ally McBeal with a male lead (just substitute the dancing baby for George, and Boston for San Francisco), because this series looks pretty smart.

As George sings, ‘You gotta have faith…’

More soon, but in the meantime here’s the US trailer…