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
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The Outlaws Series 2 review
Everything Stephen Merchant does is hilarious.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 5th June 2022The Outlaws, series 2, review
Stephen Merchant's repeat offenders are criminally underrated.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 5th June 2022Stephen Merchant interview
The co-creator of The Office and Extras talks to Adam White about Series 2 of his BBC One crime-comedy The Outlaws, people assuming he is his comedy persona, and how 'the left' has taken over from Mary Whitehouse.
Adam White, The Independent, 4th June 2022Stephen Merchant: The Outlaws has 'reconnected' people with Bristol
Stephen Merchant said he is "very pleased" with the response to his series The Outlaws, "specifically" from the people of Bristol.
BBC, 26th May 2022Stephen Merchant working on a third series of The Outlaws
Stephen Merchant has told US radio that he's working on ideas for a third series of The Outlaws.
British Comedy Guide, 17th May 2022The Outlaws TV review
If the narrative of The Outlaws can feel too tidy - to the point of making Bristol, a city of over 400,000 people, seem as insular as a small town - its tone tends toward messiness.
Angie Han, Hollywood Reporter, 31st March 2022Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021 shortlist
The 60 TV and radio programmes shortlisted across the 10 categories in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021 have been revealed. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2022Stephen Merchant stopped by police while filming
Stephen Merchant has revealed he was stopped by police as he filmed a scene in the middle of Bristol because they thought the black water pistols were real guns.
Janet Hughes, The Bristol Post, 14th December 2021The Outlaws wins Best New Comedy in I Talk Telly Awards 2021
The Outlaws has been voted as Best New Comedy in the I Talk Telly Awards 2021. There were also wins for Sex Education, Ncuti Gatwa, David Tennant & Michael Sheen, Joel Dommett and Rosie Jones.
British Comedy Guide, 8th December 2021Banksy art painted over by Christopher Walken
Banksy painted one of his trademark rats on the set of BBC TV drama The Outlaws - before actor Christopher Walken painted over it as part of the storyline, it has been revealed.
BBC, 10th November 2021