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Brenda Blethyn (Pride and Prejudice, Belonging) and Robert Daws (The Royal. Jeeves and Wooster) return as the prim and precise Miriam and Roger Dervish. with Josie Lawrence (Marple, Holby City) and Timothy Spall (Auf Wiedersehen Pet, The Street) as their bright. and bohemian friends Maggie and Kevin Costello, This ratings-winning complete second serf reunites the Costellos and Dervishes - as different as chalk and cheese but thrust together through the men's love of cricket. As with the first series, the idyllic world of a middle-England village cricket team is the very thin veneer atop a seedling hotbed of emotion, laughter and one-upmanship, with Mim having to come to terms with Roger's earlier infidelity, the team getting out of hand at a rather drunken barbecue and Roger having to face mutiny from the ranks when his captaincy is challenged.

An immense ratings success and highly popular with the public, Outside Edge regularly attracted an average of ten million viewers, winning "Best Comedy Drama" at the 1994 British Comedy Awards, which also saw Brenda Blethyn winning "Best Comedy Actress". Richard Harris won the Writers' Guild Award for best situation comedy.

Episodes One
Roger Dervish is back, as usual patching up his team and now patching up his marriage...
Original ITV Transmission 5 January 1995

Episode Two
A needle match! Ball tampering? Rule bending? Ungentlemanly behaviour? It's not cricket! Or is it..? Dervish and Co are back at the crease.
Original ITV Transmission 12 January 1995

Episode Three
It's Saturday and Roger is beside himself with worry - Mim is ill but who shall make the team teas?
Original ITV Transmission 19 .January 1995

Episode Four
After an untimely occurrence which upsets all the team, Roger starts to re-evaluate his life.
Original ITV Transmission 26 January 1990

Episode Five
Some unlikely liaisons are formed at the Brent Park Bar-B-Q, raising not only some questions but some eyebrows as well.
Original ITV Transmission 2 February 1995

Episode Six
It's Roger's nightmare - not only does rain stop play but he discovers his ability as captain is being questioned by a member of the team. However, together with Mim he plans a counter-attack.
Original ITV Transmission 9 February 1995

Episode Seven
Can Roger's captaincy survive the E.G.M.? Opinions fly and the vote is cast but Shirley provides an unexpected diversion.
Original ITV Transmission 16 February 1995