The BEST episodes of David Mitchell's Outsiders
Every episode of David Mitchell's Outsiders ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of David Mitchell's Outsiders!
Three pairs of comedians are challenged to prove that they've got the mettle and skills to thrive in the great outdoors.
#1 - Episode 5
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/14/2022
It's the Outsiders' penultimate day in the woods, and they must put their fashion skills to the test and sell their vision of a Utopian society to a bemused newcomer.
#2 - Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2021
It's the Outsiders' last day living together in the wild. There's all to play for as the teams go all out to impress a sceptical David Mitchell and prove they can survive post apocalypse by making shoes from natural materials and herding animals.
#3 - Episode 2
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2022
There are some surprise visitors as David challenges the six comedians to put their music skills to the test by composing a fanfare and to teach a group of children about the ‘before times’.
#4 - Episode 3
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2021
It's the Outsiders' third day living together in the wild. The competition is hotting up as the teams compete for three new badges - camouflage, inventing a camp flag, and composing an anthem, while David Mitchell hovers over proceedings.
#5 - Episode 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2021
It's day two in the woods for the Outsiders. Will Jess Knappett manage to keep Jamali under control once he gets his hands on a pair of scissors, and will vegan Lou Sanders agree to milking a goat?
#6 - Episode 3
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/30/2022
David Mitchell challenges the six comedians to come up with three new laws for their society, invent some holistic woodland therapies and evade two pursuing bloodhounds!
#7 - Episode 4
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/7/2022
The Outsiders continue to battle it out to see who will form the best post-apocalyptic society - this time sees David challenge the six comedians to put their knot skills to the test…
#8 - Episode 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2021
Tempers flare as the comedians take pot shots at one another in a hunting challenge. But they come together to convert David Mitchell to their whacky new religion.
#9 - Episode 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2021
David Mitchell oversees as the teams as they seek to prove they can build a waterproof shelter, design a gadget and turn everyday objects into survival items.
#10 - Episode 6
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2023
It's the final day in camp, and the Outsiders attempt to build flying machines and become an elected political party in a bid to win the most badges and become champions.
#11 - Episode 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2021
It's the Outsiders' first day and they are competing for three badges - felling a tree, rescuing an air crash victim and inventing a camp motto. At the end of each episode, David summons the teams to his HQ in the forest to review the events and award badges for successfully completed challenges. The day's events lead to some hilarious moments as an irreverent Lou Sanders challenges David's decision making.
#12 - Episode 6
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/21/2022
David Mitchell sets the teams a new range of outdoor survival tasks with a comic twist.
#13 - Episode 1
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2023
David Mitchell oversees events as the Outsiders attempt to smuggle contraband past border control and devise an entertaining and educational fable for a group of children.
#14 - Episode 3
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2023
The Outsiders discover that there's been a murder in the camp - and who man's best friend really is - before trying to win the Rationing badge with their mathematical ability.
#15 - Episode 4
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2023
David is feeling under the weather, so Lou Sanders oversees proceedings as the Outsiders compete to earn their Energy Healing badge and compose a new camp anthem.
#16 - Episode 1
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2022
Maisie Adam, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Darren Harriott, Jessica Hynes, Phil Wang and Joe Wilkinson take on their first set of three challenges, including bug racing and creating holistic treatments.
#17 - Episode 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2023
The Outsiders compete to create the best multi-tool using scrap rubbish, Roisin and Alan resort to stealing to impress with breakfast in bed, and a stranger incurs David's wrath.
#18 - Episode 5
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2023
The Outsiders attempt to upcycle some old bangers into useful additions for the camp, earn their Couples Therapy badge, and get the opportunity to exile their pet peeves.