Season 1 • Episode 26
LatestRoss is hired to serve a subpoena on a Howard Hughes like millionaire who has never been photographed and uncovers a curious love affair along with a murder plot.
The Outsider was the story of David Ross, a go-it-alone private investigator who's always where the action is. Darren McGavin played Ross, a man living in an off-beat, always-dangerous world. The series aired for one season on NBC and was a precursor of sorts to The Rockford Files in that it featured a loner private detective who had previously done time in prison for a crime he didn't commit and who never quite fit into a rapidly changing environment.
Acting
McGavin's world-weary charisma anchors every scene.
Writing
Roy Huggins' sharp dialogue cuts like broken glass.
Creator
Roy Huggins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Roy Huggins recycled Ross's ex-con PI premise almost wholesale for Jim Rockford, softening the edges for 1970s audiences.
The show's failure helped prove TV wasn't ready for truly broken protagonists until the 1970s antihero boom.
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