DAVID MITCHELL'S OUTSIDERS COMES TO BBC TWO

UKTV original series Outsiders sees David challenge a returning cast of three pairs of comedians to prove they've got the mettle and skills to thrive in the great outdoors. The first series of the Dave original begins Tuesday 30th January.

The competing comedians will be Toussaint Douglass, Ed Gamble, Kerry Godliman, Jessica Knappett, Jamali Maddix and Lou Sanders.

David Mitchell said of the first series: "Civilisation is clearly crumbling so it's high time we worked out whether we can cope without it. And if you can think of a better way of doing that than making six comedians learn survival skills, then you weren't involved in the development process of this programme."

Hilary Rosen, deputy director of commissioning for UKTV, said of the first series: "It's a huge pleasure to welcome David to the channel. After a year of being locked up at home we're looking forward to seeing David throw our teams of Outsiders back to nature to see if our comics can rise to the many challenges he will set them."

Outsiders begins Tuesday 30th January at 9pm on BBC Two. Stream the whole series now on UKTV Play.