The Outlaws
Genre	Dark comedy Crime drama Thriller
Created by	Elgin James Stephen Merchant
Starring	Rhianne Barreto Darren Boyd Gamba Cole Jessica Gunning Clare Perkins Eleanor Tomlinson Charles Babalola Aiyana Goodfellow Ian McElhinney Gyuri Sarossy Nina Wadia Dolly Wells Stephen Merchant Christopher Walken Claes Bang Tom Hanson Grace Calder Kojo Kamara
Music by	Dan Jones Stew Jackson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3
No. of episodes	17
Production
Executive producers	Stephen Merchant Luke Alkin Kenton Allen Matthew Justice Kate Daughton
Producer	Nickie Sault
Production companies	Big Talk Productions Four Eyes Entertainment
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime Video BBC One
Release	25 October 2021 (2021-10-25) – 30 May 2024 (2024-05-30)

The Outlaws is a Britishcrime thrillercomedy television series created byElgin James andStephen Merchant, and directed by Merchant andJohn Butler. It is shown onBBC One andiPlayer in the UK andAmazon Prime Video in the United States and some territories.

Filming of the first season was halted in March 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. In January 2021, it was confirmed that a second series had been ordered, with production for the first series resuming in February 2021. It was later confirmed that both series had been filmed back to back. The first series premiered on 25 October 2021, and the second series premiered on 5 June 2022. The programme was renewed for a third series in March 2023, and premiered on 30 May 2024.

The story follows seven strangers from different walks of life who are forced together to complete aCommunity Payback sentence, set inBristol.^[1] However, their luck changes – not necessarily for the better – when they discover a bag full of money, unaware that its true owners are dangerous drug dealers and criminals.

• Rhianne Barreto as Rani Rekowski, a straight-A student and serial shoplifter who struggles under the expectations and high standards of her strict and austere parents.
• Darren Boyd as John Halloran, a businessman and "right wing blow-hard" who struggles to impress his unloving father and keep his struggling business afloat.
• Gamba Cole as Ben Eastfield, a young nightclub security guard looking after his younger sister, who assumes the identity of Christian Taylor to carry out community service in his name.
• Jessica Gunning as Diane Pemberley, a former young offender, now acting as both a supervisor for community service, and later aPCSO, with an inflated sense of authority.
• Clare Perkins as Myrna Okeke, an activist and "left wing militant" who frequently clashes with John, whilst struggling with guilt over the death of a police officer for which she was responsible.
• Eleanor Tomlinson as Lady Gabriella "Gabby" Penrose-Howe, an out-of-touch socialite,reality TV star and social media influencer with anger management and substance abuse issues.
• Charles Babalola as Christian Taylor, the leader of the Brook Hill gang running the drug operation in Bristol for the Dean.
• Aiyana Goodfellow as Esme Eastfield, Ben's sister. (series 1; recurring series 2)
• Ian McElhinney as John Halloran Snr., John's father. (series 1–2; recurring series 3)
• Gyuri Sarossy as Jerzy Rekowski, Rani's father. (series 1–2)
• Nina Wadia as Shanthi Rekowski, Rani's mother. (series 1–2)
• Dolly Wells as Margaret, Frank's daughter. (series 1–2)
• Stephen Merchant as Greg Dillard, an unsuccessful and socially inept lawyer attempting to rebuild his love life following his divorce.
• Christopher Walken as Frank Sheldon, an American former conman living with his estranged daughter and grandchildren. (series 1–2; guest series 3)
• Claes Bang as Liam Matheson / The Dean, a London drug dealer overseeing the Brook Hill gang. (series 3; guest series 1; recurring series 2)
• Tom Hanson as Spencer Fitzwilliam, Greg's sleazy and mean-spirited colleague who bullies him. (series 1–2; recurring series 3)
• Grace Calder as DS Lucy Haines (series 2–3; recurring series 1)
• Kojo Kamara as DS Selforth (series 2–3; recurring series 1)

• Rhys Yates as Smiler (s1-3)^[2]
• James Nelson-Joyce as Aiden "Spider" Haswell, a drug dealer who works for Christian (series 1)
• Guillermo Bedward as Tom, Frank's grandson (series 1–2)
• Isla Gie as Holly, Frank's granddaughter (series 1–2)
• Rufus Wright as DCI Monroe, Haines and Selforth's superior (Series 1-3)
• Sam Troughton as Mr Wilder, Diane's superior (series 1)
• Richard E. Grant as the Earl of Gloucestershire, Gabby's aristocratic absentee father (guest series 1; recurring series 3)
• Gerard Horan as Graham Hilgard (series 1 and 3)
• Marcus Fraser as Souljah, a drug dealer who works for Christian. (recurring series 1; guest series 2)
• Alexandria Riley as Yvonne, Myrna's sister (series 1)
• Julia Davis as Rita (series 2)

• Michael Cochrane as Mr Kingsley, Greg's boss. (series 2)
• Elizabeth Dulau as Lesley (series 2)

The series is a co-production betweenBBC One andAmazon Studios. The series was commissioned by BBC Comedy and BBC One, and produced by Big Talk withStephen Merchant's Four Eyes. The series is created by Merchant andElgin James. Executive producers are Merchant for Four Eyes; and Luke Alkin, Kenton Allen, and Matthew Justice for Big Talk. Kate Daughton is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC, with the directors for the first series being Merchant andJohn Butler, and the producer is Nickie Sault. Originally announced with the working titleThe Offenders, the series was renamed during production, with the new title confirmed in September 2021.^[3] In January 2021, it was confirmed that a second series had been ordered. A third series was confirmed to be in production by theBBC in March 2023.^[4]

After some delays due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, filming on location in Bristol began in February 2021, as well as atThe Bottle Yard Studios inWhitchurch.^[5] The first and second series were filmed back-to-back.^[6][7] A small piece ofBanksy's art was used on set.^[8]

In May 2023, production crew and cast were seen filming in theBristol Harbour area, and inClifton, Bristol,^[9] as well as the seafront atWeston-super-Mare for filming for the third series.^[10] ActressEleanor Tomlinson confirmed in an interview onThe One Show in November 2023 that filming on the third series had been completed.

The series premiered onBBC One andBBC iPlayer in the UK on 25 October 2021; it was later released onAmazon Prime Video in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Nordic countries.^[11] The second series was released in full onBBC iPlayer on 5 June 2022.^[12] The third series was made available from 30 May 2024 on BBC iPlayer, and on 31 May 2024 on Amazon Prime Video.^[13][14]

On 9 January 2023, the show received a nomination at the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022 in the Best Comedy Drama Series category.^[15] On 23 January 2023,Stephen Merchant received a nomination in the Outstanding Comedy Actor category at theNational Comedy Awards 2023.^[16] The soundtrack composed by Stew Jackson andDan Jones was nominated for the Best Television SoundtrackIvor Novello Award.^[17]

In season one's sixth episode, Frank, while cleaning a graffiti-covered wall as part of hisCommunity Payback sentence, paints over an image of a stencilled rat sitting on two spray cans signed byBanksy. The BBC have confirmed that the artwork was an original piece created by Banksy forThe Outlaws, and thatit was genuinely destroyed by Walken when he painted over it.^[18]

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