The Great Outdoors is a British television sitcom. The show follows the friendships of a misfit rambling club in Southern England in which patronising group-leader Bob (Mark Heap) becomes embroiled in a battle of wills against new arrival and deputy group-leader Christine (Ruth Jones), who is determined that things should be done her way. She previously lived and rambled in Barnstaple and appears to have obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. The show comprised three episodes, first airing on Wednesdays between 28 July and 12 August 2010 on BBC Four. Characters Ruth Jones as Christine Mark Heap as Bob Stevens Steve Edge as Tom Katherine Parkinson as Sophie Stephen Wight as Joe Gwyneth Keyworth as Hazel Stevens Joe Tracini as Victor External links 2010 British television series debuts 2010 British television series endings 2010s British sitcoms BBC high definition shows BBC television sitcoms English-language television shows