The eight-part series tells of the dilemmas, loves and lives of the surviving population from Earth as they set up a new world.

“Outcasts is fundamentally about second chances – whether human beings are capable of living together in peace and building a better place for their children”, writer Ben Richards (Spooks, The Fixer) told BBC Press Office. “Part of my motivation in the drama was to counter the view that humans are doomed to failure, that we are born bad, that chaos and disharmony will always prevail. It’s a serious show but there are nuggets of humour throughout and I think the overarching message is an uplifting one.”

Outcasts begins on BBC One next month.