UKTV is Outrageous

U&Drama release photographs of upcoming Mitford sisters drama…

A new set of images have been released for Outrageous the upcoming six-part series about the Mitford sisters, with a cast including Bessie Carter, Joanna Vanderham, Anna Chancellor and James Purefoy.

The brand-new drama, to air in hour-long slots has been created and written by Sarah Williams and based on Mary Lovell’s definitive biography The Mitford Girls, is made by Firebird Pictures and co-commissioned by UKTV and BritBox International (for North America) and will be available on U and U&DRAMA this summer.

Outrageous is the true story of six sisters who refuse to play by the rules, attracting scandal and notoriety at every turn.

As the storm clouds of the 1930s gather, the Mitfords face a society in flux, and set out to be part of the change – with sometimes devastating consequences. Amid the crumbling world of the British aristocracy, eldest Nancy navigates love and heartache while her siblings are drawn down unexpected and increasingly divergent paths. Attracted to ungovernable men, drawn to radical ideas, the Mitfords can’t stay out of the headlines – while their bewildered parents try to make sense of their daughters’ behaviour and keep a grip on their failing finances.

A family saga like no other, this is a tale of bonds and betrayals, public scandal, political extremism, jealousy, romance – and coming of age in the most extraordinary circumstances. Can the fractured sisterhood survive?

Bessie Carter stars as Nancy Mitford, alongside Joanna Vanderham as Diana Mitford, Shannon Watson as Unity Mitford, Zoe Brough as Jessica Mitford, Orla Hill as Deborah Mitford and Isobel Jesper Jones as Pamela Mitford. Their brother Tom is played by Toby Regbo with Anna Chancellor and James Purefoy at the top of the family tree as Muv and Farve.

The series is produced by Firebird Pictures and is a UKTV U&Original and BritBox International Original commission and will be available on U and U&DRAMA from 19th June.