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Are Outnumbered's days numbered?

The new series suggests that Outnumbered's grip on realism is slipping. What was once sitcom vérité is slowly becoming My Family.

Martin Clunes: 'Now I'm not scared babies!'

Martin Clunes explains how Doc Martin's turning dad in series five of the hit ITV1 drama.

Outnumbered - review

The family in Outnumbered make me want to shout at the telly, says Sam Wollaston.

Outnumbered, Friday 9pm, BBC One

Although there have been funnier and cleverer British sitcoms, there's no denying the uniqueness of BBC One's Outnumbered. When it arrived on screens back in 2007, we'd seen stressed-out parents and troublesome children in comedies before, but kids who spoke in that wheedling tone, argued like they really meant it and came out with strings of bafflingly logical questions - which is to say actually behaved like real kids? Totally new.

Red Dwarf S10 nearer the horizon

As we begin to gear up for the upcoming new set of Red Dwarf, which films November 2011 - February 2012, a completely light-hearted twitter war between cast members has erupted.

Outnumbered, Series four, BBC One

Outnumbered amusingly brings home the fact that parents spend a large chunk of their lives shouting the word "no" until it seems to be the only one they ever use.

'Outnumbered': the return of a Noughty pleasure

The BBC TV comedy that encapsulates the family angst of a generation of overstretched, bewildered middle-class parents makes a welcome return.

Outnumbered: Not the run-of-the-mill family sitcom

Four series in, Outnumbered has gained popularity and the seat-of-the-pants style still works as well as it did back in 2007.

Outnumbered: Leader of the comedy revolution?

Combining fine actor improvisation, a smart script and some relatively innocuous storylines to paint a familiar picture of the 'joys' of family life, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin's creation has amassed enough prizes to make Alex Ferguson go green-eyed. But with the kids another year older I wondered if it could still cut it.

Video: Arthur Lowe honoured with blue plaque

A blue plaque dedicated to Dad's Army star Arthur Lowe was unveiled at his Derbyshire birthplace by comedy co-star Ian Lavender.

Lavender, who played Private Pike in the long-running sitcom, was in Hayfield to lead the tribute to the much-loved Captain Mainwaring actor.

The ceremony was organised by Derbyshire County Council following a vote on its website.

Lavender said he thought Lowe would have been "chuffed" with the honour.