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Outlaws

2004 · 1 season

A brisk, cynical workplace comedy that feels like a grimy, funny look behind the scenes of the legal system.

Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Overview
Outlaws is a new half-hour black comedy series starring Phil Daniels set in the world of duty solicitors. But Kavanagh QC it ain't. If solicitors are in the front line of the legal service, duty briefs are the advance patrols: the poor bloody infantry foraging ahead in unfamiliar territory, gleaning intelligence, securing the beachhead and digging in until morning when the top brass arrive to take the salute. There are few victories, no medals, and like any dirty job you'd prefer someone else to do it. But above all, life in the trenches is a tight round. A duty brief's horizon rarely extends beyond the arenas of the police station and the Magistrate's Court. We'll never see a jury or a wig. Just interviews, bail hearings, committals, sentencing etc. It's not life in the fast lane, more like being stuck on the hard shoulder. But that's when things pass you by quickest.
How it feels
Cynical, satirical, dark and light. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Justice, corruption, morality, work
Content
Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
Note
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Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime, drama
Created by
John Alexander, Richard Laxton
Starring
Phil Daniels, Steve Evets, Mary Healey, Marshall Lancaster, Mark Womack, Vortre Williams
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC Three
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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