The Great Outdoors | |
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Written by | Kevin Cecil Andy Riley |
Directed by | Catherine Morshead |
Starring | Ruth Jones Mark Heap Steve Edge Katherine Parkinson Stephen Wight Gwyneth Keyworth Joe Tracini |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Producers | David Peet Paul Schlesinger Alex Walsh-Taylor |
Camera setup | Single camera |
Running time | 30mins |
Production company | Tidy Productions |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Four BBC HD BBC Two 2011 |
Release | 28 July – 12 August 2010 |
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