Outhwaite, as a character bumped to the background, is possibly trying not to be the obvious star.

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No one has to work hard - not Outhwaite, not the viewers and seemingly not the writer, Patrick Harbinson.

BBC: Tamzin can't cap Shackleton

This all stays very much on the surface and, for something aiming to show off Outhwaite's skills, it does not task her very much.

BBC: Tamzin can't cap Shackleton

"The nightingale population in this part of the world is the most important, the single largest place for nightingales in the country, " said RSPB spokesman Paul Outhwaite.

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Outhwaite is often left to one side while the men in the cast act, though that could be because - as with Ross Kemp's early dramas - the producers cast very good actors in supporting roles.

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