Out There on ITV review: Martin Clunes is magnificent in this bleak ...
Unprofitable yields, aggressive corporations and now drug trafficking: Clunes’ farmer Nathan Williams has a lot on his hands
It's quiet, desolate stuff, and Clunes sells it utterly, affecting a type of ‘we’ll get through this’ stoicism, which slowly crumbles to reveal something a lot more ruthless. And then the drug dealers move in. The name ‘Out There’ suggests an alien invasion of some sort, or a Hot Fuzz-style farmer-vs-world scenario. The series’ imagery backs this up, showing Clunes staring into the dark and wielding a shotgun like an American cowboy.