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Cleaning up their act is dirty work.
Seven strangers from different walks of life - people who would never normally interact - are forced to work together to renovate a derelict community centre. They resent the menial physical labour and they resent each other. But when one of their number gets dragged into a dangerous world of organised crime, they unite in ways none of them thought possible.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
The Outlaws is available to stream on Prime Video and Kanopy in United States. You can also buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Seven strangers from different walks of life - people who would never normally interact - are forced to work together to renovate a derelict community centre. They resent the menial physical labour and they resent each other. But when one of their number gets dragged into a dangerous world of organised crime, they unite in ways none of them thought possible.
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Episode 1
Seven very different strangers begin their community payback sentences, renovating a derelict building in Bristol. But can any of these ‘outlaws’ really reform?
Directed by Stephen MerchantWritten by Stephen Merchant, Elgin JamesGuest stars Grace Calder, Kojo Kamara, Rhys Yates, Amanda Drew, Evelyn Temple, Guillermo Bedward, Tom Clegg, Marcus Fraser
Episode 2
The outlaws find a bag of cash, clearly the proceeds of crime. But who does it belong to?
Directed by Stephen MerchantWritten by Stephen Merchant, Emma Jane UnsworthGuest stars Grace Calder, Kojo Kamara, Claes Bang, Guillermo Bedward, Tom Clegg, Marcus Fraser, Isla Gie, Michael Cochrane
Episode 3
The outlaws find themselves in choppy waters. A campaigner is rejected by the very cause to which she dedicated her life, and a decision is made about the outlaw’s sudden windfall.
Directed by John ButlerWritten by Stephen Merchant, Nikita LalwaniGuest stars Grace Calder, Amanda Drew, Gerard Horan, Evelyn Temple, Marcus Fraser, Lois Chimimba, James Nelson-Joyce, Helen Belbin
Episode 4
A lifelong scoundrel reflects on his past mistakes, the police recruit a surprising new deputy, and a young woman makes a decision which could endanger the lives of all of the outlaws. Can the outlaws launder their dirty money before the gangsters track them down?
Directed by John ButlerWritten by John ButlerGuest stars Grace Calder, Kojo Kamara, Claes Bang, Gerard Horan, Guillermo Bedward, Marcus Fraser, Isla Gie, Jayde Adams
Episode 5
The outlaws must hustle on two fronts — with a captain of industry, and a member of the landed gentry. An audacious break-in is planned, and an imposter is heartbreakingly exposed.
Directed by John ButlerWritten by Stephen MerchantGuest stars Grace Calder, Kojo Kamara, Richard E. Grant, Guillermo Bedward, Marcus Fraser, Isla Gie, Michael Cochrane, Andy McLeod
Episode 6
Even with redemption seemingly in reach, the outlaws find their time running out, and the net closing around them. They face a stark choice — die apart, or survive together?
Directed by Stephen MerchantWritten by Stephen MerchantGuest stars Grace Calder, Kojo Kamara, Guillermo Bedward, Tom Clegg, Marcus Fraser, Isla Gie, James Nelson-Joyce, Sam Troughton
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
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Rhianne BarretoRani
Darren BoydJohn
Gamba ColeChristian
Jessica GunningDiane
Clare PerkinsMyrna
Eleanor TomlinsonGabby
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