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'' Outnumbered'' is a
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starring
Claire Skinner Claire Skinner (born 1965) is an English actress, known in the United Kingdom for her television career, particularly playing Sue Brockman from the BBC television series ''Outnumbered (British TV series), Outnumbered''. Early life Claire Skin ...
and
Hugh Dennis Peter Hugh Dennis (born 13 February 1962) is an English comedian, presenter, actor, writer, impressionist and voice-over artist who has appeared in the comedy double act Punt and Dennis with partner Steve Punt. He played Dr Piers Crispin in the ...
. It was broadcast on
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from 28 August 2007 to 5 March 2014 for five series; four Christmas specials were screened between 2009 and 2016. A total of 35 episodes were produced. The following is a list of ''Outnumbered'' episodes.


Series overview


Episodes


Series 1 (2007)

The first series was broadcast between 28 August and 5 September
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Series 2 (2008)

The second series of ''Outnumbered'' began on 15 November 2008. New characters in the second series include Barbara (
Lorraine Pilkington Lorraine Pilkington (born 18 April 1974) is an Irish actress from Dublin who is best known for her role as Katrina Finlay from '' Monarch of the Glen''. Life Born in Dublin, Pilkington grew up in the affluent suburban village of Malahide, and ...
), the next door neighbour who is meant to be brilliant at raising her children and always highlights Sue's problems, and Jo, a female friend of Jake's, played by
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. 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 charming new boss Tyson, who Pete is suspicious of. It is revealed in the final episode of Series 2 that he is a conman.


Christmas special (2009)


Series 3 (2010)

The third series started on 8 April 2010 at 9:30pm – 10:00pm on
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. Series 3 introduces Pete's mother Sandra, who has a
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, in the first two episodes. Another new recurring character throughout the series is Kelly (
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), 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 came to nothing, as in Series 4 they are still living in the same house. No episode was broadcast on 29 April 2010 due to the Prime Ministerial Debate on BBC1.


Series 4 (2011)

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


Christmas special (2011)


Christmas special (2012)


Series 5 (2014)

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on 27 June 2012, despite speculation the show was axed. The fifth series started filming on 22 September 2013, and began airing on
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from 29 January 2014.
Tyger Drew-Honey Lindzi James Tyger Drew-Honey (born 26 January 1996) is an English actor and television presenter. He is best known for his role as Jake Brockman in the British sitcom '' Outnumbered'', Citizen Khan as Richard Scab before later appearing in '' H ...
and
Daniel Roche Daniel Peter Roche ( ; born 14 October 1999) is an English actor, known for playing Ben Brockman in the BBC One sitcom '' Outnumbered''. Life Roche was born on 14 October 1999 to an English mother and an Irish father. He grew up in north London ...
commented it will be the final series, and was later confirmed by the
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.


Boxing Day special (2016)


Comic, Sport Relief & Children in Need specials


References


External links

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