''Out Of Bounds'' is an action drama serial broadcast on

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in the United Kingdom. It comprised six episodes that were broadcast weekly between 16 March 1977 and 20 April 1977. The story line involves two teenage

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, a boy and a girl, the girl is played by Barbara Slater, an Olympic gymnast in real life. The elder brother of the boy was being

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by a gang of crooks because his

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were on a gun that had been used in a robbery, though he himself had nothing to do with it. As well as training for a big competition, the two gymnasts endeavoured to help the brother and they successfully got hold of the gun and tracked down the baddie in the sports hall just before the contest. The series used a small part of

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's electronic track ''

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'', as the theme tune.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Out of Bounds (Tv Series) 1977 British television series debuts 1977 British television series endings 1970s British drama television series BBC television dramas British action television series 1970s British television miniseries English-language television shows Television shows set in the United Kingdom