{"id":16065,"date":"2022-05-26T18:07:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T16:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1652136"},"modified":"2022-05-26T18:40:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T16:40:18","slug":"stephen-merchant-on-the-outlaws-future-id-like-to-keep-it-going","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/stephen-merchant-on-the-outlaws-future-id-like-to-keep-it-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Merchant on The Outlaws\u2019 future: \u201cI\u2019d like to keep it going\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 26 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/the-outlaws-season-2-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Outlaws<\/a> season 2 is just around the corner. The series\u2019 second outing was filmed back to back with the first, but its future beyond that is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>Now the show\u2019s creator and star Stephen Merchant has weighed in on the matter, saying that he would \u201ccertainly like to keep it going\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking exclusively with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> at the <strong>BFI &amp; Radio Times Television Festival<\/strong>, Merchant said: \u201cI love the characters, I like the world. I don\u2019t know how long you could believe that they\u2019re still doing community service but I suppose it\u2019s like Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, where they were always building a different house in different parts of the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo hopefully there\u2019s a way to keep bringing them back, particularly as I love working with this cast and as I say, once you\u2019ve created a world and you\u2019ve got characters that you enjoy writing for you sort of want to keep on milking that cow.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6306787503112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>Meanwhile, some of the show\u2019s other stars \u2013 Darren Boyd, Charles Babalola and Eleanor Tomlinson \u2013 weighed in on what viewers can expect going into season 2, with all of them teasing more character development and Boyd saying they\u2019ll be launched \u201ceven further into chaos\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Babalola teased: \u201cMore surprises, more fun, just more character development. I think what\u2019s great about the second season is you definitely start to find out and uncover more why certain characters are doing certain things.\u201d<\/p> <p>Meanwhile, Tomlinson said that the \u201cstakes are upped\u201d in season 2, and while Gabby is \u201cin a bit of a mess\u201d at the start of the season, having been cut off financially by her dad, \u201cshe leans on Greg, and they kind of create this great bond\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cI don\u2019t want to give too much away but they have a lovely journey that they go on together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Huw Fullerton<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Outlaws season 2 will air on BBC One on 5th June, with all episodes arriving on BBC iPlayer. Season 1 is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/m0010zy5\/the-outlaws&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0now. Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a class=\"&quot;in-cell-link&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a class=\"&quot;in-cell-link&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Hibbs Published: Thursday, 26 May 2022 at 12:00 am The Outlaws season 2 is just around the corner. The series\u2019 second outing was filmed back to back with the first, but its future beyond that is yet to be determined. 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