The Outsider: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Outsider is a 6-part series about a London-based journalist, Frank Scully, visiting Yorkshire. Frank arrives in Wrathdale expecting to visit his friend Donald Harper for a few days en route to Scotland, where Frank plans to finally write his novel. But when the death of the Mickelthorpe Messenger's fire-and-brimstone editor leaves its new owner (his spinster sister Sybil Banner) in a lurch, Donald persuades Frank to stay on as temporary editor. Though initially reluctant, Frank is soon drawn into Wrathdale life, including the charms of the Messenger's printing press owner, Fiona Lytton Neave. But is Miss Banner just using Frank's "outsider" status to further a sinister agenda through the newspaper?

Series details

• Title: The Outsider
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1983-09-30
• Final broadcast date listed: 1983-11-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 51587

Cast and credited roles

• John Duttine — Frank Scully
• Carol Royle — Fiona Neave
• Joanna Dunham — Sylvia Harper
• Norman Eshley — Donald Harper

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-09-30; final listed air date 1983-11-04; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Outsider on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.