The Outsider A Death in the Family (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

The Outsider

A Death in the Family (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Out of work journalist Frank Scully is invited to Micklethorpe by his old friend Donald Harper. Local newspaper editor John Wesley has just died and his sister wants a temporary editor so Donald recommends Frank Scully.

Director

Roger Cheveley

Writer

Michael J. Bird (writer)

Producer

Michael Glynn (producer)

Composer

Alan Hawkshaw

Cinematographer

Allan Pyrah (lighting cameraman)

Production Designer

David Crozier

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Updated Sep 30, 1983

Release date

Sep 30, 1983 (United Kingdom)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
John Duttine Frank Scully Frank Scully See fewer	To Serve Them All My Days (1980)
Carol Royle Fiona Lytton Neave Fiona Lytton Neave See fewer	Blake's 7 (1978)
Joanna Dunham Sylvia Harper Sylvia Harper See fewer	The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Norman Eshley Donald Harper Donald Harper See fewer	Warship (1973)
Elizabeth Bennett Beattie, Lady Wrathdale Beattie, Lady Wrathdale See fewer	Calendar Girls (2003)
Peter Clay Lewis, Lord Wrathdale Lewis, Lord Wrathdale See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Pauline Letts Miss Sybil Banner Miss Sybil Banner See fewer	Antony and Cleopatra (1951)
Michael Sheard Reuben Flaxman Reuben Flaxman See fewer	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Geoffrey Banks Dr. Collett Dr. Collett See fewer	Kes (1969)
Ted Morris Tom Holliday Tom Holliday See fewer	The Outsider (1983)
Peter Ellis Jack Stoddart Jack Stoddart See fewer	An American Werewolf in London (1981)
John Keyworth Methodist Minister Methodist Minister See fewer	Bon Voyage (2006)
Joe Cook David Liddle David Liddle See fewer	Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973)
David Ross Ted Bishop Ted Bishop See fewer	The Green Green Grass (2005)