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After an eight-year stint for a failed bank heist, Frank Ross (Tom Bell, Prime Suspect) returns to his old gangland haunts to find the snitch who sent him to jail. The smooth, streetwise ex-con quickly adjusts to the new attitudes of the disco-tinged '70s but discovers that although neighborhoods change, old grudges never go out of style. Played with steely intelligence by Bell, Ross doesn't hesitate to pull a gun or swing a fist if it suits him. Can he find the rat without falling into the clutches of a ruthless crime boss (Brian Cox, Rise of the Planet of the Apes) or the detective (Norman Rodway, The Bretts) determined to destroy him? Filmed on location in South London, Out depicts a world where gritty pubs, dingy flats, and run-down office buildings teem with high-living mobsters, cash-starved hustlers, and corrupt cops. BAFTA nominee Bell delivers a psychologically complex portrait of a gangster whose inner demons torment him as ferociously as his flesh-and-blood enemies.

Country: United Kingdom

Type: scripted

Status: Ended

Language: English

Release Date: July 24, 1978

Also Known As: ¿Quién delató a Frank Ross?, OutFrank Ross is vrij |  See more »

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Company Credits

Production Co: Euston Films, Thames Television

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

1978 | 6 Episodes

Awards

Awards & Nominations

BAFTA TV Award 1979

Nominee

BAFTA TV Award

Best Actor

Nominee

Winner

BAFTA TV Award

Best Film Editor

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