Scripted series · BBC One
Waiting for the Out
Freedom isn’t always on the outside.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Waiting for the Out actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Waiting for the Out reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A philosopher begins teaching a class of men in prison. Each week, Dan leads discussions about dominance, freedom, luck and other topics that have troubled philosophers for thousands of years – topics that gain a new meaning when seen through the prisoners' eyes - both igniting passions and creating tension.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Chris Fry
Executive producer
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Katie Carpenter
Executive producer
Jane Featherstone
Executive producer
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Tanya Qureshi
Executive producer
Dennis Kelly
Executive producer
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Dennis Kelly
Writer
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Levi David Addai
Writer
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Ric Renton
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Chris FryExecutive Producer
- Ken HornProducer
- Louise SuttonProducer
- Katie CarpenterExecutive Producer
- Jane FeatherstoneExecutive Producer
- Tanya QureshiExecutive Producer
Writing
- Dennis KellyWriter
- Levi David AddaiWriter
- Ric RentonWriter
- Dennis KellyWriter
Direction
- Ben PalmerDirector
Where to watch
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