The Outlaws
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2021 - 2022
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Stephen Merchant comedy drama following seven people serving community payback in Bristol. Also features Christopher Walken, Rhianne Barreto, Gamba Cole, Darren Boyd, Eleanor Tomlinson and more.
- Due to return for Series 3
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2021 - 2022
- Channel
- BBC One
- Episodes
- 12 (2 series)
- Creators
- Stephen Merchant and Elgin James
- Stars
- Stephen Merchant, Christopher Walken, Rhianne Barreto, Gamba Cole, Darren Boyd, Eleanor Tomlinson, Clare Perkins, Jessica Gunning and more
- Writers
- Stephen Merchant, Elgin James, Geoff Norcott, Fraser Steele, Chris Hale, Ross Willis and Hugo Pettitt
- Directors
- Stephen Merchant, John Butler and Alicia MacDonald
- Producers
- Nickie Sault, Frances Du Pille, Stephen Merchant, Luke Alkin, Kenton Allen, Matthew Justice, Rhodri Thomas, Kate Daughton and more
- Companies
The Outlaws follows seven strangers from different walks of life forced together to complete Community Payback sentences in Bristol. At first, they seem like archetypes we can easily pigeon hole but gradually we see behind their façades, understand their hidden depths and what made them the people they are today. We are reminded that no one is all good or all bad. Everyone has a story.
As their unlikely new friendships intersect with their complicated private lives, the offenders must unite to protect one of their own from Bristol's most dangerous criminal gang. The show is part crime thriller, character study, and a state-of-the-nation commentary - with humour and heart.
Catch-up
Additional details
- Also known as
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- The Offenders (Working title)
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 25th October 2021 at 9pm on BBC One
- All previous repeats
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- Monday 29th November 2021 at 10:35pm on BBC1 Scot - Series 1, Episode 6
- Monday 22nd November 2021 at 10:35pm on BBC1 Scot - Series 1, Episode 5
- Monday 15th November 2021 at 11:20pm on BBC1 Scot - Series 1, Episode 4
Recording details
- Bristol - Location filming
- Northern Stage - Screening