Out There is a six-part series which will air on ITV1 over the coming weeks (while also being available in ITVX) focused around “county lines drug dealing and its escalating, insidious crime wave sweeping the British countryside”.
Clunes will play farmer Nathan Williams, a farmer confronted with dark forces creeping into his rural community.
He will star in the show alongside the likes of Louis Ashbourne Serkis (The Queen’s Gambit, Mowgli), Mark Lewis Jones (Keeping Faith) and Natalia Kostrzewa (Fool Me Once).
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Find out how the dire events unfold in brand-new drama #OutThere this Sunday 19th January at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX pic.twitter.com/8rep2r8Efc
— ITV (@ITV) January 17, 2025
Before the first episode of Out There airs on Sunday (January 19), here’s a look at all the major details of the new ITV drama series.
What is Out There about?
Martin Clunes plays Nathan Williams, a man who runs a farm which has been in his family for generations.
Clunes’ character is caught in a “numbing rhythm” of work and grief following the death of his wife, Sabine, two years prior.
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ITV continues: “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.”
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Out There cast list
The Out There cast, according to Radio Times, features:
- Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) as Nathan Williams
- Louis Ashbourne Serkis (The Queen’s Gambit) as Johnny Williams
- Mark Lewis Jones (Keeping Faith) as Caleb Williams
- Natalia Kostrzewa (Fool Me Once) as Eva
- Carly-Sophia Davies (The Eternal Daughter) as Sadie
- Gerran Howell (1917) as Rhys
- Michael Obiora (Luther) as Scott Foley
When to watch Out There on ITV
Out There begins on ITV1 at 9pm on Sunday (January 19).
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Episode two will then air on Monday (January 20) at 9pm, also on ITV1.
The other four episodes are expected to air on ITV1 on Sunday and Monday nights over the following weeks.
For those that want to binge the series, all episodes will be available to watch on ITVX from Sunday (January 19).