Stephen Merchant has thanked fans of his BBC series The Outlaws after viewers heaped praise on the second series. The Bristol-based crime-comedy thriller returned to TV screens last night (Sunday, June 5), with the whole series now available to stream on the iPlayer - and some fans have already indulged in the full series.
The BBC revealed in May that the first series of the show had been the broadcasters "biggest comedy launch of 2021" and had been streamed 11m times on their streaming site. The six-part second series follows on from the first instalment and sees the return of cast members including Hollywood legend Christopher Walken alongside Rhianne Barreto, Gamba Cole, Darren Boyd and Clare Perkins.
Many fans have already binge-watched all six episodes of series two and taking to Twitter today (June 6), Stephen thanked his 657k fans for all the "love" on the new instalment. He said: "Thanks to everyone who sent love for The Outlaws Series 2, particularly those who’ve already binged all episodes on @BBCiPlayer. You can find more behind the scenes fan chat on the ‘Inside The Outlaws’ podcast on @BBCSounds."
