Overview

• Six-episode series ’Outrageous’ launched June 18 on BritBox, U&Drama and U, dramatizing the Mitford sisters’ lives from 1931 to 1937 in an aristocratic English household.
• Sarah Williams’s adaptation of Mary S. Lovell’s biography uses private letters and memoirs to bring Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah Mitford to life.
• Reviewers praised Bessie Carter’s wry narration and the ensemble performances for weaving glamorous period settings with the decade’s rising political tensions.
• The drama portrays stark ideological divides, from Diana and Unity’s fascist ties—including Unity’s friendship with Adolf Hitler—to Jessica’s embrace of communism during the Depression.
• After strong reviews and audience interest, cast members such as James Purefoy and Isobel Jesper Jones have voiced optimism about continuing the story past season one.