About this season
Outside Edge is a British sitcom created and written by Richard Harris, based on his eponymous 1979 stage play. Two couples with contrasting attitudes – the uptight and conservative Roger and Miriam Dervish, and the bohemian and adventurous Kevin and Maggie Costello – attend the local Brent Park Cricket Club who meet every Saturday. Other members include lecherous womaniser Dennis Broadley, timid and naive Nigel, snobbish solicitor Alex Harrington, and browbeaten husband and later father Bob Willis, along with a number of others who regularly appear throughout.
Episodes (7)
1. The New Pitch
Aired 2 January 1996 • 30 min
Brent Park Cricket Club prepare for the opening ceremony of their new pitch and pavilion.
2. The New Player
Aired 9 January 1996 • 30 min
Roger and Mim get a motorised lawn mower as a present from Kevin and Maggie.
3. The First Match
Aired 16 January 1996 • 30 min
Bob is staying at the Dervishes, having been thrown out by Ginnie. Mim does her best to cheer him up.
4. A Happy Event
Aired 23 January 1996 • 30 min
Kevin and Maggie discuss their fertility problem.
5. Lost
Aired 30 January 1996 • 30 min
A traffic jam on a country lane causes arguments between husbands and wives.
6. Match Cancelled?
Aired 6 February 1996 • 30 min
Mim tries to persuade Roger to cancel the match against Piggy Pearson's team.
7. The Blessing
Aired 13 February 1996 • 30 min
Maggie and Kevin attend the rehearsal for their wedding but they aren't as enthusiastic as organisers Mim and Roger.