FIRST LOOK images for Outrageous on U and U&DRAMA released

UKTV today released a selection of first images from the upcoming U&Original series, Outrageous (6×60') on U and U&DRAMA. The brand new drama created and written by Sarah Williams (Small Island, Flesh and Blood, Long Song)produced by Firebird Pictures, based on Mary Lovell’s authoritative biography, The Mitford GirlsThe series is a joint production of UKTV and BritBox International and will premiere in 2025.

Outrageous is the story of six aristocratic sisters who refused to play by the rules and whose often scandalous lives made headlines around the world. Set against the backdrop of the gathering storm clouds of the 1930s, obscured by the decadence, frivolity and extravagance of British high society, Outrageous brings the full, uncensored story of the Mitford sisters to the screen for the first time – a tale of family bonds and betrayal, public scandal, political extremism, love, heartbreak and even prison. The show explores how and why these women who refused to conform were so far ahead of their time – and what drove them to take their very different, complex and often dangerous paths. A family saga like no other, this is the Mitfords as they really were: uncompromising, unashamed and thoroughly human.

Bessie Carter(Bridgerton, I Hate Suzie) plays Nancy Mitford alongside Joanna Vanderham (Crime, The Control Room) as Diana Mitford, Isobel Jesper Jones (The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The Serpent Queen) as Pamela Mitford and introduces Shannon Watson (The Jetty, Say Nothing) as Unity Mitford, Zoe Brough (Accident) as Jessica Mitford and Orla Hill (Stonehouse, A Confession) as Deborah Mitford. Her brother Tom is played by Toby Regbo (Belgravia: The Next Chapter, Platform 7)with Anna Chancellor (My Lady Jane, trust) And James Purefoy (The veil, medical malpractice) at the top of the family tree as Muv and Farve.

Other actors include Joshua Sasse (Love is in the air, Galavant) as Oswald Mosley, Jamie Blackley (Becoming Elizabeth, The Last Kingdom) as Peter Rodd, James Musgrave (Einstein and the Bomb) as Hamish Erskine, Calam Lynch (Bridgerton, Archie) as Bryan Guinness and Will Attenborough (Our Girl, The Hollow Crown) as Joss.

The series is produced by Firebird Pictures, one of BBC Studios' production labels. Executive producers are Elizabeth Kilgarriff, Matthew Mosley and Craig Holleworth. Helen Perry is executive producer for UKTV; Robert Schildhouse, Jess O'Riordan and Stephen Nye are executive producers for BritBox International. The series is directed by Joss Agnew (The Man Who Fell from Heaven, Vigil) and Ellie Heydon (Attempt), with Natasha Romaniuk (The Suspect, Fifteen-Love) as producer. BBC Studios brokered the co-order with BritBox International and UKTV is handling further worldwide distribution. Filming is currently taking place in and around Buckinghamshire.

Outrageous will air on U and U&DRAMA in 2025.

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Free-to-air channel U&DRAMA is committed to bringing the UK the best quality drama. From historical to contemporary, family shows to comedy, the channel offers a wealth of much-loved classics and modern dramas with stories that viewers can fully immerse themselves in.

With programmes such as familiar favourites 'Call the Midwife', 'The Bill', 'New Tricks' and 'Silent Witness', as well as brand new and exclusive hits 'Sister Boniface Mysteries', 'Whitstable Pearl' and 'Signora Volpe', this is the channel where viewers can escape from everyday life and indulge in a handpicked selection of the country's most celebrated TV dramas.

U&DRAMA also offers a delightful collection of U&Originals, including the TV adaptation of Robert Thorogood's hit novel The Marlow Murder Club, starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, Cara Horgan and Natalie Dew, and the true story of the Mitford sisters in Outrageous, starring Bessie Carter, Joanna Vanderham, James Purefoy and Anna Chancellor. Viewers will have the chance to re-enter the world of Bergerac in a brand new, re-imagined series from Toby Whithouse, starring Damien Molony. Content is also available to stream for free on U.

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