Outlaws - BBC3 Comedy Drama - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Genre

Comedy Drama

Broadcast

2004

Channel

BBC Three

Episodes

12 (1 series)

Creator

Steve Coombes

Stars

Phil Daniels, Ray Emmett Brown, Georgia Mackenzie, Annabelle Apsion, Rebekah Staton, Danny Cunningham and Craig Parkinson

Writer

Steve Coombes

Directors

John Alexander, Harry Bradbeer and Richard Laxton

Producers

Victoria Fea, Gareth Neame, Simon Heath, Kirstie Macdonald and Thea Harvey

Company

Lawyer Bruce Dunbar (Phil Daniels) has learnt through experience that he needs to break the rules in order to get the results he wants. His practice is a business and he knows how to work the system.

Representing juveniles and petty criminals in the magistrates' court, Dunbar does what he can to get the best outcome, but only if it benefits him financially.

When his mentor and partner dies, he hires the well-educated and articulate Theodore Gulliver (Ray Emmett-Brown) to share the load. Gulliver, who believes passionately in the justice system, is shocked by Dunbar's irreverent attitude. His own commitment to the job is steadfast and his naivety leads him to think he can really make a difference - an attitude which grates on the cynical Dunbar.

Squaring up to this team in the courtroom is CPS lawyer Sarah Beckenham (Georgia Mckenzie), a tough adversary who's more than a match for Dunbar and Gulliver.

Additional details

Production

Studio

Picture

Colour

Soundtrack

Music by John Lunn.

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Friday 1st October 2004 at 10:30pm on BBC Three