''The Outsider'' is a British television drama series produced by
Yorkshire Television
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and screened on the
ITV
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ITV
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in late 1983.
Plot
Successful journalist Frank Scully (
John Duttine
John Arthur Duttine (born 15 March 1949) is an English actor noted for his roles on stage, films and television. He is well known for his role as Sgt George Miller in '' Heartbeat'' and also Bill Masen in the TV series ''The Day of the Triffid ...
) is visiting old friends, the Harpers (
Joanna Dunham
Joanna Elizabeth Dunham (6 May 1936 – 25 November 2014) was an English actress, best noted for her work on stage and television. She also appeared in several major films.
Career
Dunham was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, the daughter of Peter Bro ...
and
Norman Eshley
Norman Eshley (born 30 May 1945) is an English actor best known for his television roles.
Biography
Eshley attended Bristol Grammar School and worked in a bank, before training as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He played many ...
), in the Yorkshire country town of Micklethorpe. Deciding to stay on, he takes the job of editor of the local newspaper, the Messenger. Fiona Neave (
Carol Royle
Carol Buchanan Royle (born 10 February 1954) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Jenny Russell in the BBC sitcom ''Life Without George'' (1987—1989) and Lady Patricia Brewster in '' Heartbeat'' (1997—2003).
Early life
Born ...
), who runs the local print works, becomes Scully's love interest, as he soon becomes embroiled in local affairs.
Background
''The Outsider'' was the brainchild of writer
Michael J. Bird, who researched the series by visiting Jim McTaggart, the editor of the Teesdale Mercury newspaper in
County Durham
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. The series was commissioned by
David Cunliffe
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, who had previously worked with Bird on the
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for a run of six episodes. The
YTV studio was used for interior scenes, whilst on location, the North Yorkshire town of
doubled for the fictional Micklethorpe.
A paperback novelisation by Hugh Miller was published by Granada to tie in with the transmission of the series.
Plans for a second series of ''The Outsider'' were abandoned due to the lead actor John Duttine being unavailable, having signed with the
...