Where was The Outsider filmed?
I was ages trying to discover the location of “Micklethorpe” the fictional Yorkshire town setting for The Outsider. Olive Bird couldn’t recall the name, though she believed it was not far from Leeds, where all the interiors were shot. Michael Sheard thought it may have been Richmond, but admited that may have been “where we went to learn how to be printers.” Martin Underwood told me the IMDB said it was Appleby, Westmorland/Cumbria but Martin thought the surrounding scenery and the lake looked more like the Yorkshire Dales than Cumbria which is generally rather rugged and wild. (Having looked at a number of shots of Appleby on the net I agreed with Martin.) Martin also said “the outside shots of Micklethorpe almost certainly aren’t Richmond: I’d definitely recognise that. My parents have got a holiday cottage near Leyburn so I know Leyburn and Richmond quite well.” Eventually it was Martin who tracked it down … (See The Outsider section of the site) How can I get in touch with …? I
