The Outcast
152015•1h 30m•5.1/10
Drama
Ratings
🎬TMDb
5.1/10(14)
Set in post-war Britain, ten year-old Lewis Aldridge is grief-stricken as he struggles to cope with the death of his beloved mother. Left under the care of his emotionally distant father Gilbert, whom he barely knows and who quickly remarries, Lewis is forced to bury his feelings.
Production
BBC Film, Blueprint Pictures
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
July 12, 2015
Last Aired
July 19, 2015
Networks
BBC One
Where to Watch
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2015-07-12
A boy's idyllic childhood is set on a drastic new course when he is witness to a tragic accident.
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2015-07-19
A young man returns home from prison determined to make amends for his past.
Cast
George MacKay
Lewis Aldridge
Hattie Morahan
Elizabeth Aldridge
Finn Elliot
Lewis Aldridge (child)
Jessica Brown Findlay
Alice Aldridge
Greg Wise
Gilbert Aldridge
Helen Bradbury
Claire Carmichael
Daisy Bevan
Tamsin Carmichael
Tom Knight
Vicar
Nathaniel Parker
Dicky Carmichael
Jessica Barden
Kit Carmichael
Katy Maw
Hilary Johnson
Hubert Burton
Ed Rawlins
Leanne Best
Jeanie Lee
Oliver Gilbert
Constable Wilson
Abigail Cruttenden
Anne Rawlins
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