The Outlaws: Where was BBC series filmed in Bristol and what to expect from season 2

Stephen Merchant’s comedy thriller The Outlaws is making its return to BBC One this weekend.

The show, which is set in Bristol, was filmed at The Bottle Yard Studios but also in many locations across the city.

The first season of the show was crowned one of last year’s biggest comedy launches for the BBC after the programme was streamed 11 million times.

Season 2, which airs on BBC One on Sunday, June 5 at 9pm, follows directly on from the end of the first season.

With the Outlaws still having time to serve on their sentences, they will now also face fallout from their previous actions.

The group must depend on one another as the criminal underworld and the local police try to make them pay for their crimes.

The second season also sees the return of some familiar faces including Christopher Walken, Stephen Merchant and Rhianne Barreto.

Filming for season two ran from June to October 2021 with director Alicia Macdonald commenting on how film-friendly the city was.

Writer Stephen Merchant added: “Bristol is a very visual city, with its hills and the harbourside.

“It has so many angles which gives you a lot of depth and texture when you’re filming. We really tried to capture the DNA of the city in the show. “Filming through the pandemic meant that we were like a team in the trenches at times, I’m very proud of what we achieved.

“In this series, we just keep trying to turn the heat up on our characters as the series progresses.”

Let’s take a look at where season two of The Outlaws was filmed in Bristol.

Bristol filming locations for The Outlaws

The Bottle Yard Studios

Various sets were built at The Bottle Yard studios in Hengrove, which is Bristol’s biggest studio facility.

Sets included Lawyer Greg’s flat, Myrna’s flat and the Offices of ‘Halloran & Son’.

Sea Mills Community Centre

Although the community centre is permanently closed to the public, the disused building is the backdrop for the community centre that the outlaws are tasked with fixing up.

Broadmead

Merchant Street towards the Horsefair and Cumberland Basin on Hotwells Road and Burnell Bridge were used to film a vehicle chase.

Lloyds Amphitheatre

A train carriage on a flatbed lorry was parked at the site during summer last year.

The filming of scenes that were set in a train buffet car took place during this time.

Apsley Road - Clifton

Lady Gabby’s house was filmed on a private property that is on Apsley Road.

Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel

The Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel on College Green features in season two as a casino visited by Christopher Walken’s character Frank.

Other areas in Bristol that were used for the second season of The Outlaws include:

• Central Bristol
• Moon Street (beside Lakota)
• Armada House and Carolina House, Dove Street
• Somerset Street and Dove Street, Kingsdown
• Park Street
• The Bear Pit
• Whiteladies Road
• Redcliff Street
• Bridge Street
• Broad Street corner with Wine Street
• Redcliffe Wharf
• Redcliff Back