‘OUTRAGEOUS’ TV REVIEW: THE NEW BRITBOX PERIOD DRAMA
A new dramedy that is now on BritBox (for U.S. viewers!), Outrageous doesn’t quite live up to its name, but the six-part six-hour miniseries does entertain.
Outrageous (2025) BritBox TV Miniseries Review
Change is in the air as the 1930s begin to invade society. Among this society is the Mitford family. As Nancy tells us in the opening, everyone is about to go off the rails in her family. This change begins when societal norms starts to break down including what proper society looks like. A family of six daughters and one son, the Mitford’s don’t play by any normal rules, and it’s in this changing culture that the family comes of age.
Nancy (Bessie Carter), the eldest, is a woman who believes she has an ideal match, and instead experiences heartbreak. The Mitford parents (Anna Chancellor, James Purefoy) aren’t quite sure what to make of their unruly daughters as the family makes headlines through their romantic and political entanglements, while their son too creates his own kind of havoc.
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This is one of those series that I’m not entirely sure what to make of it. This said, like any British production, this one is well made and lovely to watch. The cast is impressive and brilliant and additionally features Joanna Vanderham (from The Paradise, which is an underrated period drama) and Joshua Sasse (Galavant) as well. How much do we love seeing Anna Chancellor (aka Miss Bingley from Pride and Prejudice) in this? There’s plenty of other talent too who appear, but they’re newcomers by comparison. The costuming is wonderful and the storytelling compelling and interesting.
What makes this one most interesting is all of the different characters. Everyone is so different and has different outlooks on life. It’s dizzying in many regards, but also great fun. I like the brand of crazy this one employs. Outrageous makes me curious to see what will come next. Within the first ten minutes, time passes and we settle in for the, again as Nancy tells us, unravelling for this family.
So far, the show is something I enjoy – even more than I assumed from the promos. It’s a good time and while I’m weirdly sad for all the things going wrong for these women, I guess I hope they figure things out and decide to walk a happier path. Time will tell, and of course, this is inspired by a true story so I’m not sure how the real stories turn out, but I’m certainly curious about it all.
Stream, at publication, on BritBox
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Content: A character flirts with an affair, which becomes an entire big deal and thing. Politics also play a big role. The show has discussions about sex and whether a couple has had any; a woman comes to the bedroom of her boyfriend to seduce him, only it doesn’t end well. Some characters embrace (as the plot synopsis reads) “fascism” and another “communism.” If this bothers you, there is talk about male characters who “prefer men” and a character going through a phase of liking the same sex. The show is TV-MA. Note; this only references episode one and part of two, and then the politics are based off the plot of episode two.
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