Viewers of ‘s Out There were shocked as the show took a violent turn when a drug dealer was stabbed to death by Johnny Williams (played by Louis Ashbourne Serkis) who then called his father Nathan (Martin Clunes) to ask his help in cleaning up the mess.
Taking to X, one exclaimed: “Knife crime being normalised #OutThere.” Another opined: “This has got very grim..#outthere.” A third agreed, writing: “Proper dark this innit!?! #outthere.”
Fans were also unimpressed by Nathan’s efforts at cleaning the crime scene, which saw him bring his brother along to help. They are sure the father and son are going to get found out following their less-than-perfect disposal of the body.
“#OutThere one way or another forensics will track them down,” one speculated. They make it look so easy, but you always get caught out in the end. Small community, no escape.#outthere,” another observed,
Meanwhile, someone else pointed out: “That clean-up job won’t fool SOCO… #OutThere.”
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Martin Clues plays Nathan Williams in ITV’s new drama Out There (Image: ITV)
The scenes came about after Nathan took a stand against a local drug dealer Rhys (Gerran Howell) who was trying to manipulate Johnny. The teen thought drugs he was holding for him had been stolen from their home.
The single dad soon confronted Rhys and attempted to pay off Johnny’s debt, offering him £500, but they learned that Rhys had tricked the youngster, filling a bag with a rugby ball and stealing it back to hold it over him.
Infuriated Nathan took Rhys real drugs and flushed them down the toilet as the young dealer swore vengance.
He later used this to blackmail Johnny into doing drug runs for him in order to pay off the debt for the flushed drugs, ensuring the schoolboy was completely in his clutches.
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Johnny Williams has found himself sucked into the world of drug dealing in Out There (Image: ITV)
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