British Comedy Guide
The Outlaws. Image shows from L to R: John (Darren Boyd), Frank (Christopher Walken), Myrna (Clare Perkins), Rani Rekowski (Rhianne Barreto), Christian (Gamba Cole), Gabby (Eleanor Tomlinson), Greg (Stephen Merchant)
The Outlaws

The Outlaws

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC One
  • 2021 - 2024
  • 17 episodes (3 series)

Stephen Merchant comedy drama following seven people serving community payback in Bristol. Also features Rhianne Barreto, Gamba Cole, Darren Boyd, Eleanor Tomlinson, Clare Perkins and more.

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I Talk Telly Awards 2024 nominations announced

Big Mood, Boarders, Daddy Issues, Ludwig, Mammoth, Mr. Bigstuff, Spent, Such Brave Girls, Things You Should Have Done and We Might Regret This are amongst the nominees in the I Talk Telly Awards 2024.

British Comedy Guide, 9th November 2024

City map of Outlaws filming locations launched

A new city-wide map of filming locations from the TV series The Outlaws has been launched.

Bristol Film Office partnered with Visit Bristol and Bristol UNESCO City of Film to create The Outlaws in Bristol movie map.

BBC, 17th August 2024

Stephen Merchant does the heavy lifting in funny new Outlaws series

Writer and actor Stephen Merchant steals the show - and a body - in new series of The Outlaws on BBC One, in a quality ensemble series.

David Stephenson, Sunday Express, 2nd June 2024

The Outlaws Series 3 review

Stephen Merchant is a lucky chap. Despite a tight budget, his crime caper The Outlaws has welcomed back its A-list superstar - not Christopher Walken, of The Deer Hunter, but Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 31st May 2024

The Outlaws series 3 review

The third series of Stephen Merchant's comedy-drama is criminally funny.

Philip Cunnington, Edinburgh Evening News, 31st May 2024

The Outlaws Series 3 review

Stephen Merchant serves up more delicious thrills and titters.

Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 30th May 2024

The Outlaws Series 3 review

It centres around a dead body, but the final series of Stephen Merchant's Bristol comedy is bursting with life.

Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 29th May 2024

"We're going back to silly": what's the next turn for British comedy in era of nostalgia?

It's no joke for new shows as classic favourites live on while investment in sitcoms and sketches falters.

Alexandra Topping, The Guardian, 16th February 2024

The best British crime comedy TV series

Who knew drug gangs, murder and front-line policing could be such a barrel of laughs? Featuring Matt Berry's Year Of The Rabbit, brand-new Black Ops and more.

Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 3rd June 2023

The Outlaws returning to BBC One for Series 3

The Outlaws is returning for a third series on BBC One, the corporation has confirmed. Creator Stephen Merchant says "we found there was so much meat still on the bone and still so much to do with the characters".

British Comedy Guide, 31st March 2023

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