Waiting for the Out

Waiting for the Out is an upcoming British six-part television series based on Andy West’s memoir The Life Inside: A Memoir Of Prison, Family and Learning to be Free, from writer Dennis Kelly for BBC One.

Waiting for the Out
Based on	The Life Inside: A Memoir Of Prison, Family and Learning to be Free by Andy West
Screenplay by	Dennis Kelly, Levi David Addai
Directed by	Jeanette Nordahl Ben Palmer
Starring	Josh Finan Francis Lovehall Gerard Kearns Samantha Spiro Phil Daniels Stephen Wight
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Dennis Kelly Jane Featherstone Chris Fry Katie Carpenter Andy West Tanya Qureshi
Producer	Louise Sutton
Production company	Sister
Original release
Network	BBC One

Cast

• Josh Finan
• Francis Lovehall
• Gerard Kearns
• Samantha Spiro
• Phil Daniels
• Stephen Wight
• Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo
• Neal Barry
• Alex Ferns
• Steven Meo
• Ric Renton
• Tom Moutchi
• Nima Taleghani
• Sule Rimi
• Charlie Rix
• Jude Mack

Production

The series is produced by Sister. It is based on Andy West’s memoir The Life Inside: A Memoir Of Prison, Family and Learning to be Free, adapted by writers Dennis Kelly, Levi David Addai and Ric Renton.^[1] The series is directed by Jeanette Nordahl and Ben Palmer, with Louise Sutton as producer. The executive producers are Kelly, Jane Featherstone, Chris Fry, Katie Carpenter and West, with Tanya Qureshi for the BBC.^[2]

It is starring Josh Finan alongside Francis Lovehall, Gerard Kearns, Samantha Spiro, Phil Daniels, Stephen Wight, Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo, Neal Barry, Alex Ferns, Steven Meo, Ric Renton, Tom Moutchi, Nima Taleghani, Sule Rimi, Charlie Rix, and Jude Mack.^[3]

Principal photography took place in Liverpool in May 2025.^[4][5]

Broadcast

It is expected to be broadcast in tbr United Kingdom on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.^[6]