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Outnumbered is centred on the Brockmans, a middle-class family living in Chiswick, whose two parents are 'outnumbered' by their three somewhat unruly children.The father, Pete (Hugh Dennis), is a history teacher at an inner city school and the mother, Sue (Claire Skinner), is a part-time personal assistant and is four years younger than Pete. But 15-year-old child star Ramona Marquez is still tormented by her five-year-old Outnumbered alias via shareable GIFs and admits she didn't know how 'brutal' little Karen was being at the time.

Outnumbered, a British television sitcom starring Claire Skinner and Hugh Dennis, was broadcast on BBC One from 28 August 2007 to 5 March 2014 for five series, and four Christmas specials have screened between 2009 and 2016. A total of 35 episodes have been produced.

The following is a list of Outnumbered episodes.

Series overview[edit]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAverage UK viewers
(in millions)
First airedLast aired
1628 August 20075 September 20072.46
2715 November 200827 December 20084.39
Special27 December 20095.98
368 April 201020 May 20106.34
462 September 20117 October 20115.32
Special24 December 20118.47
Special24 December 20129.39
5629 January 20145 March 20146.08
Special26 December 20167.03

Episodes[edit]

Series 1 (2007)[edit]

The first series was broadcast between 28 August and 5 September 2007.

No.TitleOriginal airdateUK viewers (millions)
1'The School Run'28 August 20072.72

It is Tuesday morning in the Brockman household and also Jake's (Tyger Drew-Honey) first day at secondary school and he doesn't want to be late, but Pete (Hugh Dennis) has difficulty getting Ben (Daniel Roche) to leave the house as he won't put his father's power drill down to take to an adjusted date of show and tell. Meanwhile, Karen (Ramona Marquez) has nits and wants to keep one as a pet, and Sue (Claire Skinner) is worried about Ben's lying. Karen and Ben fight over the dinosaur book.

Debut: Sue, Pete, Jake, Ben, Karen
2'The Special Bowl'29 August 20072.34

Ben, whose lying is getting out of control, brings his friend Deion (Reuben Lee) round. Meanwhile, Karen refuses despite Pete's efforts to eat dinner because it is not in her special bowl, which unbeknown to her has been broken by Sue. Pete is in trouble at school after a Turkish parent complained about a racist joke made to his son Kamal which Pete explains it was not his fault. Sue is annoyed when her sister, Auntie Angela (Samantha Bond), arrives having been in the United States for some time after she assumes she will only stay for a short time, then return to 'find herself'.

Debut: Auntie Angela

Guest: Deion
3'The City Farm'30 August 20072.37

It's Karen's 5th birthday and the whole family including Auntie Angela and Grandad (David Ryall) are treated to a typically stressful day at an urban farm, after school. Sue gets increasingly irritated during a traffic jam which they got caught up in after Auntie Angela and Grandad made them late, Karen and Ben argue over who gets to wee in a plastic container while bursting for the toilet (along, it turns out, with Grandad), Karen continues to reject Auntie Angela's attempts at bribery and when Grandad gets lost Sue's resentment of her sister bubbles over. Meanwhile, Pete continues his struggle with a sensitive fat Turkish boy and his parents while also trying to convince Ben and Karen he is, in fact, not racist. Pete also continues to worry about how Jake is fitting into 'big school' and if he is being bullied. In the gift shop Ben wants a toy truck, a fridge tool, and moans that Karen has £10, and he has £3 pounds. Ben has tantrum over a Bruder digger toy, and repeatedly calls Pete a 'stranger', and told them he is not called Ben. Karen notices some bruises on Jake’s arm. When the family return home, despite the havoc they caused in the gift shop, Pete and Sue seem reasonably happy with how the day went. Although their mood quickly changes when Pete realises Ben has stolen a cute, white rabbit from the farm.

Debut: Grandad, The Head
4'The Quiet Night In'3 September 20072.39

Pete and Sue want a night to themselves, but delays constantly arise. Pete watches Ben playing football and Ben insists he is the best player in the school team. Karen has a friend, Alexa (Danni Benattar), round whose mother Jane (Hattie Morahan) is very late picking her up and then stays for a drink. Auntie Angela then turns up and asks for the spare keys to their father's house. Jake's form tutor rings and tells Pete he is being bullied.

Debut: Jane, Alexa
5'The Mystery Illness'4 September 20072.58
Sue has problems fixing the waste disposal unit, whilst being overworked by Veronica. Ben's got a mystery illness and claims to be far too ill to go to school. Auntie Angela's boyfriend dumps her, so the family rally round to cheer her up in the best way they know how. Pete worries that he could be out of a job when his little problem at the school becomes public knowledge.
6'The Dinner Party'5 September 20072.37

Karen decides to leave home for Spain, Greenland or possibly Dorking, while Jake's issue with bullying is resolved. Pete and Sue prepare for a dinner party with the help of Ben, who gets his first taste of alcohol, and Ravi and Kuj arrive. The dinner party turns out to be a bit of a disaster, after Auntie Angela reveals she is once again leaving to return to America. This causes a loud argument with her and Sue, in which they call 'The Sauce'. After Auntie Angela leaves, Sue cries to herself on the sofa and Ben comes to comfort her. Eventually the whole family are down on the sofa, and refuse to go to bed until Pete does his 'thing'.

Guest: Ravi and Kuj

Series 2 (2008)[edit]

The second series of Outnumbered began on 15 November 2008. New characters in the second series include Barbara (Lorraine Pilkington), the next door neighbour who is meant to be brilliant at raising her children and always highlights Sue's problems,[1] and Jo, a female friend of Jake's, played by Michaela Brooks. Pete and Sue are suspicious that Jo may actually be Jake's girlfriend, although there is no evidence to suggest that Jake and Jo are more than friends. Angela appears less prominently in the second series than in the first, although she still appears in the first episode. Grandad becomes more of a regular, appearing in 5 episodes. Sue's demanding boss, unseen character Veronica, is replaced by another unseen character, Sue's new boss Tyson, who Pete is suspicious of. It is revealed in the final episode of Series 2 that he is a conman.

No.TitleOriginal airdateUK viewers (millions)
7'The Wedding'15 November 20083.83

Cousin Julie (Olivia Poulet) is getting married. However, trouble comes when 'executive bridesmaid' Karen asks her troubling questions about her previous boyfriends. Ben asks the vicar (Rhashan Stone) complex theological questions involving Jesus and lasers, while Pete catches Ben dipping unsuitable things into the chocolate fountain. Karen is worried that Sue will get put in jail after kicking Auntie Angela's buttocks at the wedding reception.

Guest appearance: Cousin Julie, Vicar
8'The Dead Mouse'22 November 20083.63

Karen mourns the death of a mouse killed by Sue while trying to understand the need for Gordon Ramsay's swearing, Ben bribes his classmates for their votes when he stands for election as class rep and Jake causes Sue to worry when he brings home a friend who is a girl (Michaela Brooks) for tea. Meanwhile, Pete and Sue have to worry about money, chest pains, their single friend Jane who is using them as a free babysitting service, and the superior mother next door (Lorraine Pilkington).

Debut: Barbara, Jo
9'The Old-Fashioned Sunday'29 November 20083.48
Sue and Pete ban television as they attempt to have a traditional family Sunday playing games such as hide-and-seek, Pelmanism and scissors, paper, velociraptor, but matters are complicated when Grandad comes to stay after he suffers an accident involving a tin of baked beans. Later, Pete worries about teaching sex education, Karen plays the recorder, and Ben's headmaster suggests that he should take a few days off school.
10'The Airport'6 December 20084.23
Pete and Sue find themselves trapped in their own living nightmare – stuck in a foreign airport for hours with three bored children and an increasingly senile grandfather. Karen asks Pete about Al-Qaeda and comes up with some ideas to stop terrorism, Jake and Ben drink a double espresso and cause trouble, an accident or two involving an elderly woman (Liz Crowther) occurs, Pete and Ben get stopped by security and Grandad goes missing.
11'The Night Out'13 December 20083.88

The parents plan to have a quiet night out and leave the kids with Draxi the babysitter (Anna Koval), but Karen thinks that they are being financially irresponsible. Sue is pleased with her new boss, Ben is refused entry to Karen's imaginary restaurant, Jake is advised by Grandad not to invade Russia, and it is discovered that Pete has been doing something unsettling on the internet.

Final Appearance: Jo

Guest Appearance: Draxi the Babysitter
12'The Football Match'20 December 20086.87
Ben falls foul of a hardline football referee, while Karen becomes worried about the exact whereabouts of Satan. Sue continues to battle against the supermum next door, Pete is asked to write the Northview Secondary School’s draft prospectus (propaganda), and Grandad is alarmed to see Gillian McKeith looking down people's toilets on TV.
13'The Long Night'27 December 20084.86

The family have a restless night after Ben has a visit to casualty (again). Karen is writing a letter to the Prime Minister asking for her teacher to be fired. Jake is asked to cover for Jo by lying to her father that she is round at his house. As the night goes on, Sue gets some upsetting news concerning her dream boss, disturbing noises come from next door and there is a visit from the police. After Pete’s attempts to become the new head of history, he ultimately fails because of his incompetence.

Final Appearances: Barbara, The Head

Christmas Special (2009)[edit]

#TitleOriginal airdateUK viewers (millions)
14'The Robbers (40 min)'27 December 20095.98

Karen worries about her missing hamster, and wants Pete to pull the floorboards up to see if it is under them. Ben plays with his mechanical hand. Karen questions Jane's (who actually turns up early for lunch much to Pete's shock) Christmas present to the family - a goat which has been given to people in Sub-Saharan Africa.

It is Boxing Day in the Brockman household and Father Christmas has paid a visit, along with some burglars. Karen is worried that the burglars will return. Sue and Jake are worried after Grandad and his friend Mack (Jake D'Arcy) from the home go missing. Sue finds them together in a pub and brings them to the house for lunch with the family and Jane. The family play “Headbands”, Karen does a drawing for Granddad, and Mack teaches Karen scottish, says that he was a security consultant for 10 years, and a burglar for 20 years. Then they play “Who Am I” and Ben makes a guess which is absolutely impossible to answer. The police come and the found Frank but it wasn’t her dad.

Guest: Mack, Frank (the lost dad).

Series 3 (2010)[edit]

The third series started on Thursday 8 April 2010 at 9:30pm – 10:00pm on BBC One.[2][3] Series 3 introduces Pete's mother Sandra, who has a gambling problem, in the first two episodes. Another new recurring character throughout the series is Kelly (Anna Skellern), a young woman who lives nearby on whom Jake has a crush. Auntie Angela also returns for one episode. Granddad, Barbara and Jo all fail to make reappearances, and the same can be said for recurring character Jane (who has previously appeared in one episode of each series and the Christmas special), however, she was mentioned obliquely in episode 2 when Jake says 'Jane' is on the phone, and has to tell Pete 'not annoying Jane' before he would take the call. This series averaged 4.99 million viewers. The series finale aired on 20 May 2010.

A recurring concept throughout the series is the family planning to move house, although this presumably came to nothing, as in Series 4 they are still living in the same house.

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No episode was broadcast on Thursday 29 April 2010 due to the Prime Ministerial Debate on BBC1.

#TitleOriginal airdateUK viewers (millions)
15'The Family Outing'8 April 20106.70

Gran (Rosalind Ayres) takes the Brockman family for a day out seeing the sights of London. Ben thinks up a new game, Karen is unimpressed with modern art, Jake suffers serious trauma when he is unable to text, Pete uses a visit to HMS Belfast for a brief re-enactment of World War II and Sue is embarrassed twice during trips to the toilet. Gran asks Sue to take a cheque for £3000 and Karen asks questions on what the trip has to do with World War II for her project.

Debut: Gran
16'The Internet'15 April 20105.82
When Sue finds an inappropriate image on the family computer, Pete and Sue investigate. Pete is horrified at the thought of having a heart to heart with Gran. Ben and Karen wrongly believe that the family have won half a million pounds and start to spend it. The ancient game of chess will never be quite the same again after Ben brings his own special talents to it at a chess tournament. Gran reveals she has a gambling addiction, and Karen recreates Britain's Got Talent.
17'The Tennis Match'22 April 20106.37

Karen recreates The Apprentice, Ben takes a close interest in Pete's medical tests and Sue thinks Jake's healthy interest in girls is becoming too focused on their looks. Pete finally gets to play tennis with mates after a double booking occurs, but after a substitute player (Michael Fenton Stevens), Karen and Ben turn up, it all ends in a big argument.

Debut: Kelly

Guest: Frankie, Rick, Lance
18'The Pigeon'6 May 20105.90

Pete is suffering from a terrible hangover from a work-do the night before, and it seems worse as he struggles against a rising tide of superstition, astrology and conspiracy theories that seem to be taking over the family. Ben takes time off from re-enacting the Crusades at school to show some potential buyers (Abdul Salis and Katy Wix) around the house, while Sue tries to get rid of an unwanted guest.

Guest: Melanie
19'The Restaurant'13 May 20106.75

Auntie Angela has returned from America yet again but this time it is for a visit with her new American husband Brick and his daughter Taylor-Jean, and they are having dinner with the family. However before they arrive, Sue discovers Pete kissed another woman at a nightclub in a drunken state. Auntie Angela and Brick arrive and they head to the restaurant. Pete and Sue do their best to ensure Auntie Angela does not find out about the incident but it is thoughtlessly revealed by Ben. This leads to Pete and Brick supposedly fighting and Karen worrying that Pete and Sue will be getting a divorce. Sue informs Karen this would not happen but reveals at the very end of the episode she only said it to make her feel better.

Guest: Brick, Taylor-Jean
20'The Hospital'20 May 20106.51

Pete and Sue struggle to put things right between them, and Karen is unimpressed by their behaviour. Karen is worried by her vital role in the school concert, while Ben is busy recreating the assault on Everest on the stairs. Karen is knocked over by a car and is taken to hospital, resulting in Kelly (Anna Skellern) having to look after Jake and Ben. Jake unwittingly reveals his feelings for Kelly.

Final appearance: Kelly

Series 4 (2011)[edit]

The fourth series started on Friday 2 September 2011 at 9:00pm on BBC One. A Christmas Special has also been filmed.[4]

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#TitleOriginal airdateUK viewers (millions)
21'The Funeral'2 September 20116.11
The Brockman family have some tough decisions to make about work, video games and whom to take to a family funeral. The vicar (John Sessions) probably wishes none of them had ever come. Sue has a giggling fit during the service due to a memory of her mother, and it is revealed that Pete has 'resigned' from his job as a history teacher.
22'The Girls' Day Out'9 September 20115.37
Sue has enough of the boys' attitude to housework so sets out on a campaign to civilise them, resulting in Ben making a 'salad' for tea, that involves the use of Toblerone and a blender. Karen battles with chuggers and buying shoes, while Pete tries to fix the washing machine.
23'The Labrador'16 September 20115.45

Karen goes on a sleepover. Ben is away on an adventure camp and manages to irritate everyone in the process. Sue and Pete are left with a Labrador to look after and a glimpse of what life will be like once the children have left home.

Guest: Archie

Debut: Mr Hunslett
24'The Parents' Evening'23 September 20115.21

There is a lot to discuss at Ben's parents' evening including muggings, skunk, dangerous chemicals and re-enactments of the Great Plague. Sue is still suspicious Jake is hiding something and Karen decides which of the world's great religions to lead.

Guests: Oliver's parents
25'The Cold Caller (Part 1)'29 September 20115.02

Sue is still convinced Jake has a secret, which turns out to be that he is dating a 19-year-old pole dancer, Victoria. Ben is determined to enter a school talent competition with an unusual double act. Surprise callers Angela and her 15-year-old stepdaughter make life more difficult than usual for the family.

Note: The first of a 2-part story

Note: This episode aired on a Thursday instead of a Friday.

Guests: Misty, The Cold Caller
26'The Exchange Student (Part 2)'7 October 20114.78

As the family tries to get rid of Auntie Angela and step-cousin Misty, a wise, tall 15-year-old Germanexchange student called Ottfried arrives to stay. Sue has to decide what to do about Jake's girlfriend, who turns out to be 16 - and hence too young to be a pole dancer. Ben and Karen discuss dreams, the Mafia and trampolining bears.

Final appearance: Mr Hunslett

Guests: Misty, Ottfried, Victoria

Christmas Special (2011)[edit]

#TitleOriginal airdateUK viewers (millions)
27'The Broken Santa (40 min)'24 December 20118.47

It is Christmas Day and the Brockmans have decided to escape the festivities and head for Tenerife. However, Grandad has been taken ill, and is languishing in hospital. Karen has a toothache, so is taken to the dentist. Ben is intent on getting into the Guinness World Records - preferably involving knives. Their ditsy friend Jane and her boyfriend Jason are going to be looking after the house. Pete tells Jane that Jason has served a prison sentence, so after he arrives he argues with Jane and angrily leaves. Sue finds out that it was actually Jane's previous boyfriend Jeremy who had been to prison. Sue phones Jane, then Jason - to apologise and explain the misunderstanding.

Final appearance: Grandad

Christmas Special (2012)[edit]

#TitleOriginal airdateUK viewers (millions)
28'The Sick Party (40 min)'24 December 20129.39

The Brockman family have decided to foster a sense of community by throwing a Christmas party for their neighbours. Festivities do not go as smoothly as planned. Gran springs a surprise visit on the family, an unwell Jane shows up, whilst Jake seems to have fallen in with the wrong crowd. Karen would rather be playing online poker (illegally) than taking part in the celebrations, while Ben is enthusiastically left in charge of the party games, ranging from Swingball to blind football. As the party goes on, Pete gets locked in a bathroom with Jane, one guest's marriage falls apart and there is a visit by a police officer.

Guests: Norris, Mary, Tatiana, Ray, Jake’s Mates, Police Officer

Final Appearance: Jane and Gran
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Series 5 (2014)[edit]

A fifth series of the comedy was commissioned by the BBC on 27 June 2012, despite speculation the show was axed.[5] The fifth series started filming on 22 September 2013,[6] and began airing on BBC One from 29 January 2014. Tyger Drew-Honey and Daniel Roche commented it will be the final series, and was later confirmed by the BBC.[7]

#TitleOriginal airdateUK viewers (millions)
29'The Tattoo'29 January 20146.80
Karen is having trouble adapting to secondary school, Ben is auditioning for a part in the school musical and Jake has made a foolish (and possibly permanent) fashion choice. Meanwhile, Sue and Pete try very hard not to interfere or send disastrously explosive emails.
30'The Pool'5 February 20146.03
Ben is playing mind-games, as he becomes fascinated by the world of psychology. Jake meanwhile, has become a self-appointed parenting expert who likes to point out where Sue and Pete have failed in their upbringing of Karen. Karen is competing in a swimming tournament, where her competitive edge has too much edge. Pete would like to try and control her but he is too busy fending off the attentions of a vigilant Daily Mail reader.
31'The Baby'12 February 20146.00

The arrival of Pete's goddaughter from Australia has an unfortunate effect on the Brockman household. Sue and Jake also have visitors to stay and Ben's role in Spartacus: The Musical is under threat.

Debut: Stacey
32'The Birthday'19 February 20145.46
Pete and Ben go on a winter camping trip where Ben shows off his survival skills. Jake has to decide about a gap year, and Sue has had enough of Stacey, the Australian goddaughter who is still staying and influencing Karen's decisions around food to Sue's displeasure.
33'The Phone'26 February 20146.04

Sue struggles to maintain a work life balance (mainly because her children keep going missing) while Pete battles with a mobile phone that has a mind of its own. Meanwhile, Jake is attempting to get home without money or transport, Ben encounters a Chinese horde and Karen has a life-changing conversation with her headmistress.

Guests: Rebecca Front as Mrs. Raynott, Harry Shearer as Mr. Johnson

Absent: Stacey
34'The Musical'5 March 20146.16

Stacey is back, Ben chickens out of his starring role in Spartacus: The Musical and Karen still hopes her escaped hamster will be found. Auntie Angela returns.

Guests: Tommy, Tommy the Hamster

Last Appearance: Karen, Ben, Jake, Sue, Pete, Auntie Angela, Stacey

Boxing Day Special (2016)[edit]

#TitleOriginal airdateUK viewers (millions)
35'Christmas Special (40 min)'26 December 20167.03

It's Boxing Day and the Brockman family have to carry out a special mission for Grandad. They encounter car problems, child problems, parent problems, emotional problems and World War Two. If the adults can't sort things out the children will have to. Like all families, everything has changed and everything remains the same.

Guest stars:Daisy Edgar-Jones, Ruth Madeley, Mark Benton, Katherine Jakeways, Martin Trenaman, and Miles Jupp.
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Comic, Sport Relief & Children In Need Specials[edit]

TitleDurationOriginal airdate
'Comic Relief Special 2009'12 minutes13 March 2009
It's Comic Relief and everyone is doing something funny for money. Sue tries some jokes, Karen draws some bizarre pictures and Ben tries to find what to wear. After their school day Karen raises a lot of money from the retirement home and Sue finally manages to make Jake laugh, but not due to one of her jokes.
'Sport Relief Special 2010'4 minutes19 March 2010
Ben presents Pete with his list of things to do for Sport Relief, including shooting things with an air rifle and running the Sport Relief Mile — neither Sue nor Jake appear.
'Comic Relief Special 2011'5 minutes18 March 2011
A special mini episode for Comic Relief, guest starring tennis player Andy Murray. Jake spots Andy Murray first and gets a picture with him, Ben gives him tennis tips, Karen questions him about his 'proper' job, and Pete accidentally injures him. Sue does not appear in this episode.
'Children In Need Special 2011'3 minutes18 November 2011
The three kids sing '(Theme From) The Monkees' whilst moving around the house doing various things. Neither Sue nor Pete appear in the special.
'Sport Relief Special 2012'7 minutes23 March 2012
Karen is Frank Lampard's mascot, despite being an Arsenal supporter because she can be on TV. She begins to discuss his skills and how he could improve at football. This ends up with Frank getting a throbbing blue vein and giving Karen to the referee Howard Webb. Meanwhile, Jake receives numerous autographs from Christine Bleakley, that he plans to sell. The whole day ends with Match Of The Day being shown. The following events show that Frank missed five penalties and that Webb made a multitude of errors such as sending off seven players and the Chelsea mascot (presumably Karen) in the first 20 minutes along with punching a fourth official, swallowing his own whistle and ending up with his shorts falling down.
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References[edit]

  1. ^'Outnumbered returns to BBC One: Production notes'. BBC Press Office. 2008-11-03. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  2. ^'Press Office – Network TV Programme Information BBC Week 14 Thursday 8 April 2010'. BBC. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  3. ^'BBC press office: 'Outnumbered' returns for a third series'. Bbc.co.uk. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  4. ^'Outnumbered – Series 4 – Episode Guide – British Comedy Guide'. Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  5. ^http://www.c21media.net/archives/83864
  6. ^Connolly, Lynn. 'BBC confirms that Outnumbered WILL be back for a fifth series!'. Unreality Primetime. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  7. ^Jeffery, Morgan. 'Drew-Honey expects fifth series to be last'. Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 August 2013.

External links[edit]

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  • List of Outnumbered episodes at BBC Programmes
  • List of Outnumbered episodes at TV.com
  • List of Outnumbered episodes at the British Comedy Guide
  • Outnumbered – list of episodes on IMDb

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