Acclaimed television actor Martin Clunes is set to star in a gripping new ITV crime drama, Out There, which delves into the world of rural drug dealing.
Clunes takes on the role of Nathan Williams, a Welsh farmer whose family has tilled the land for generations. Following the tragic loss of his wife, Sabine, Nathan’s life is marked by a relentless cycle of work and sorrow.
As he navigates concerns about his teenage son, Johnny (Louis Ashbourne Serkis), and reconnects with his friend and local drug dealer, Rhys (Gerran Howell), Nathan finds himself at the forefront of efforts to shield his farm and community from the menace of County Lines drug operations.
The Mirror reports ITV has officially announced that the series will premiere on ITV1, with the complete box set available for streaming on ITVX. Here’s a comprehensive guide to Martin Clunes’ new crime drama, including its air date, cast, and future prospects.
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What is the plot of Out There?
Martin Clunes as Nathan Williams and Louise Ashbourne Serkis plays Johnny in new ITV drama Out There. The series focuses on County Lines drugs operations that impact rural communities
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According to ITV’s official synopsis: “County lines drug dealing and its escalating, insidious crime wave sweeping the British countryside is the subject of new six-part ITV and ITVX drama, Out There, starring Martin Clunes, as a farmer confronted with dark forces creeping into his rural community.
“The drama depicts the surreptitious invasion of the land our farmer cherishes, with devastating consequences, as his livelihood, homestead and family life are threatened by local county lines drugs dealers: urban gangs using the British countryside as a field of operations, moving drugs and money between their inner-city hubs and provincial areas.
“Martin Clunes plays Nathan Williams, a man who runs a farm which has been in his family for generations, caught in a numbing rhythm of work and grief following the death of his wife, Sabine, two years previously.
“A single parent to teenager Johnny, played by Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Nathan is uniquely placed and possesses enough pent-up energy to take on the gangs that threaten to engulf his son.
“Consequently, he embarks on a personal journey that will take him ever further out of his comfort zone into a dark alternative world as he fights to protect his family, his homestead and his legacy. He’s missed all the clues that the country idyll around him has been fatally compromised, contaminated by waves of criminality spreading and mutating virus-like from the city.
“Now Nathan must accept that the rustic atmosphere of his childhood is long gone, replaced by something altogether more perilous. And the only way for Nathan to survive in this brave new world is to learn the rules and fight back.
Penned by acclaimed screenwriter Ed Whitmore (known for Steeltown Murders, Grace, Manhunt, Silent Witness, Safe House) and directed by Marc Evans (credits include Steeltown Murders, Manhunt, The Pembrokeshire Murders, Grav), the series is a production of Buffalo Pictures (Manhunt, Doc Martin, Arthur and George). The setting for the series is the picturesque Welsh countryside.
When will Out There be released and what is the TV schedule?
Doc Martin star Martin Clunes continues his stint playing dramatic roles in new gritty drama Out There
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The inaugural episode of Out There is set to air on ITV1 at 9pm on Sunday, January 19, with the subsequent episode scheduled for 9pm on Monday, January 20.
The remaining episodes will continue to air in the same time slot on ITV1.
The complete series, comprising six episodes, will also be made available on ITVX from Sunday, January 19. Each episode runs for approximately 60 minutes.
Who stars in Out There?
Gerran Howell as Rhys and Josef Altin as Kenny in Out There
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Martin Clunes takes the lead in Out There, portraying farmer Nathan, a man determined to shield his farm and the broader community from drug dealers. At 63, Clunes is considered television acting royalty, having starred in Doc Martin, Men Behaving Badly, Reggie Perrin and his travel series for ITV.
Louis Ashbourne Serkis plays the role of Nathan’s son Johnny, who finds himself embroiled in the drug operation. Son of actor and director Andy Serkis, Louis has also featured in The Queen’s Gambit, Taboo, Endeavour and The Kid Who Would Be King.
Joining the cast are Mark Lewis Jones as Caleb Williams, Natalia Kostrzewa as Eva, Carly-Sophia Davies as Sadie, Gerran Howell as Rhys and Michael Obiora as Scott Foley.