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
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2
Further details
In flashback, we see which crimes and misdemeanours landed Greg and Gabby in Community Payback, while in the present day Gabby wrestles with her demons.
Christian begs the local drug lord to uphold his side of their bargain and stay away from his sister, while Rani attempts to mentor Esme for her new friend Christian.
Frank sets about surpassing the expectations of his weary daughter and grandson, with a little help from a new friend. The Outlaws engage in bonding exercises led by Gabby, then hijacked by Diane. And harmony is punctured when three of the group discover a bag of cash stashed in the community centre's ceiling.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 1st November 2021
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Catch-up
Cast & crew
| Stephen Merchant | Greg |
| Christopher Walken | Frank |
| Rhianne Barreto | Rani Rekowski |
| Gamba Cole | Christian |
| Darren Boyd | John |
| Eleanor Tomlinson | Gabby |
| Clare Perkins | Myrna |
| Jessica Gunning | Diane |
| Dolly Wells | Margaret |
| Nina Wadia | Shanthi Rekowski |
| Aiyana Goodfellow | Esme |
| Charles Babalola | Malaki |
| Claes Bang | The Dean |
| Gyuri Sarossy | Jerzy |
| Guillermo Bedward | Tom |
| Grace Calder | Sgt Haines |
| Marcus Fraser | Souljah |
| Isla Gie | Holly |
| Kojo Kamara | DS Selforth |
| James Nelson-Joyce | Spider |
| Tom Hanson | Spencer |
| Raj Bajaj | Paparazzo |
| Tom Clegg | Junkie |
| Evelyn Temple | Effie |
| Rhys Yates | Smiler |
| Hannah Brownlie | Beth |
| Michael Cochrane | Mr Kingsley |
| Russell L Daniels | Police Officer |
| Stephanie Houtman | Young Woman |
| Stuart McLoughlin | Sgt Bennett |
| Joshua Parris | Guy |
| Chloe Partridge | Rosie |
| Rosa Robson | Lara |
| Inez Solomon | Beth's Friend |
| Jake Swift | Cool Boy |
| Joanna Van Kampen | Policewoman |
| Stephen Merchant | Writer |
| Geoff Norcott | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Fraser Steele | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Will Truefitt | Script Editor |
| Chris Hale | Story Assistant |
| Ross Willis | Story Consultant |
| Emma Jane Unsworth | Writer |
| Stephen Merchant | Director |
| Nickie Sault | Producer |
| Stephen Merchant | Executive Producer |
| Luke Alkin | Executive Producer |
| Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Justice | Executive Producer |
| Rhodri Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Kate Daughton | Executive Producer |
| Tanya Qureshi | Executive Producer |
| Benjamin Greenacre | Line Producer |
| Dee Collier | Post Production Producer |
| Matthew Gray | Editor |
| Hayden Matthews | Production Designer |
| Amy Hubbard | Casting Director |
| Nick Martin | Director of Photography |
| Charlotte Mitchell | Costume Designer |
| Jill Walton (as Jill Sweeney) | Make-up Designer |
| Dan Jones | Composer |
| Stew Jackson | Composer |
| Shannon Curtis | Graphics |
| Steph Oppermann | Graphics |
| Sammy Murray | Choreographer |
| Toby Sherborne | 1st Assistant Director |
| Jake Rollins | 1st Assistant Director |
Video
Getting caught with a 'lady of the night'
The story of how struggling lawyer and divorcee Greg found himself on the wrong side of the justice system.
Featuring: Stephen Merchant (Greg) & Chloe Partridge (Rosie).
Press
The chief problem with The Outlaws is that none of them is very likeable. Writer Stephen Merchant plays Greg, a solicitor arrested in his car with a prostitute. Eleanor Tomlinson is a social media junkie, in every sense, with a vicious temper, and Christopher Walken is an alcoholic fraudster who talks like a Prohibition-era gangster.
There's barely any story. Last week someone stole some money and hid it, this week a couple of other people found it. We're supposed to be drawn into the characters' lives. But I'd cross the road to avoid most of them.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 2nd November 2021