Stephen Merchant’s The Outlaws to return for a second series

Stephen Merchant’s The Outlaws to return for a second series

Posted on: 30 Nov 2021

BBC One and Amazon Studios have announced that the television series, filmed and set in Bristol, will return to screens next year.

 

The Outlaws follows the intertwined lives of seven strangers from very different backgrounds forced together to complete a Community Service payback scheme.

 

The show was co-created by Stephen Merchant and Elgin James (creator of US series Mayans M.C.) but written and directed by the award-winning Merchant – known best for his involvement in hit series The Office.

 

 

Side splittingly funny throughout but a dramatic thriller at heart, the second instalment of the show will pick up where the first left off. The Outlaws still have time to serve but now they must face the consequences of their actions, with the city of Bristol as a central character throughout.

 

Expect continued brushes with the local police as well as Bristol’s criminal underworld as unlikely friendships are formed along with ups and downs a plenty. Christopher Walken (The Deer Hunter, Pulp Fiction) will reprise his role as elderly con, Frank. 

 

The Hollywood star will be joined by the return of Merchant himself (Greg), Rhianne Barreto (Rani), Gamba Cole (Christian), Darren Boyd (John Halloran), Eleanor Tomlinson (Lady Gabriella), Clare Perkins (Myrna), Jessica Gunning (Diane), Charles Babalola (Malaki), Nina Wadia (Shanthi Rekowski) and Aiyana Goodfellow (Esme).

 

The first series of The Outlaws, the BBC’s biggest comedy launch of the year, has been met with widespread praise and has proved incredibly popular with 11 million streams on iPlayer so far.

Speaking about the series, Merchant has said: "I am overwhelmed by the wonderful response to The Outlaws. 

 

“Audiences have fallen in love with the characters as much as I have and my Twitter feed is inundated with people asking for updates on Series Two, so I’m delighted to confirm the entire gang will return for more adventures. 

 

“If we made The Outlaws sweat in Series One, we’re really turning the heat up second time round."

 

The series is a co-production between BBC One and Amazon Studios. The upcoming second series was commissioned by BBC Comedy and BBC One and produced by Big Talk with Stephen Merchant’s Four Eyes.

 

Filming on the second series has been completed and will air next year. All episodes of the first series are available to stream now on iPlayer.

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Stanley Gray

Stan is a born and bred Bristolian, recently graduated from studying English Literature in Sheffield. His passions are music and literature and he spends the majority of his time in venues all over the city, immersing himself in Bristol’s alternative music scene. A lifelong Bristol City fan, Stan’s Saturdays are spent watching his team both home and away.