Series synopsis
Outlaws is an American comedy crime drama television series that premiered on CBS on December 28, 1986. It ended on May 2, 1987. It was created by Nicholas Corea. It stars William Lucking, Charles Napier, Richard Roundtree and Rod Taylor.
Outlaws is a new half-hour black comedy series starring Phil Daniels set in the world of duty solicitors. But Kavanagh QC it ain't. If solicitors are in the front line of the legal service, duty briefs are the advance patrols: the poor bloody infantry foraging ahead in unfamiliar territory, gleaning intelligence, securing the beachhead and digging in until morning when the top brass arrive to take the salute. There are few victories, no medals, and like any dirty job you'd prefer someone else to ...
Premise
Outlaws is a new half-hour black comedy series starring Phil Daniels set in the world of duty solicitors. But Kavanagh QC it ain't. If solicitors are in the front line of the legal service, duty briefs are the advance patrols: the poor bloody infantry foraging ahead in unfamiliar territory, gleaning intelligence, securing the beachhead and digging in until morning when the top brass arrive to take the salute. There are few victories, no medals, and like any dirty job you'd prefer someone else to do it. But above all, life in the trenches is a tight round. A duty brief's horizon rarely extends beyond the arenas of the police station and the Magistrate's Court. We'll never see a jury or a wig. Just interviews, bail hearings, committals, sentencing etc. It's not life in the fast lane, more like being stuck on the hard shoulder. But that's when things pass you by quickest.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- William Lucking as Harland Pike
- Charles Napier as Wolf Lucas
- Richard Roundtree as Isaiah 'Ice' McAdams
- Rod Taylor as John Grail
- Patrick Houser as Billy Pike
- Christine Belford as Maggie Randall
Guest cast
- Avery Schreiber
- Lew Ayres
- Shannen Doherty
- Lar Park Lincoln as Grady Bennett (as Lar Park Lincoln)
- Brian Herskowitz
- Randi Brooks
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 52 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | December 28, 1986 | January 17, 2024 |
| Season 2 | 40 | November 17, 2025 | March 30, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Outlaws In the series premiere the members of the Pike gang are on the run from a posse lead by former member John Grail in 1886. During a showdown during a lightning storm in an Indian graveyard they are transported forward 100 years and are quickly introduced to the modern world. They manage to get by using their now-highly valuable gold coins but Isaiah, Wolf, and Billy soon strike off on their own and run afoul of a crime lord. John and Harland come to the rescue and they manage to take the man down, and form the Double-Eagle Detective Agency to bring the code of the Old West to the present. |
December 28, 1986 |
| 2 |
Tintype While providing security for one of their clients, Harland Pike becomes infatuated with a woman who looks remarkably similar to his old love from the past. |
January 3, 1987 |
| 3 |
Primer The men protect immigrant shopkeepers harassed by thugs in a protection racket. Meanwhile, Billy confronts the fact he's illiterate and goes to adult education classes to learn how to read. He winds up conneting the gang involved in the protection racket. |
January 10, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Zulus Are Coming As the Biyela family prepares for Sihle's departure to Lesotho, Bandile hides his reservations about Sihle's marriage. In Lesotho, a new girl gang makes itself known. |
November 17, 2025 |
| 2 |
The Balaclava As Bandile grapples with the departure of loved ones, a sinister plan unfolds, shocking everyone and setting the stage for an unexpected request. |
November 17, 2025 |
| 3 |
Unleashed As Tlali celebrates the capture of his hostages, Bandile arrives in Lesotho, accusing everyone of colluding against him. Mthunzi does his best to calm the hostages and connect with Buang. |
November 24, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 28, 1986 |
| Last aired | May 2, 1987 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |