Outnumbered
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2007 - 2024
- 36 episodes (5 series)
A semi-improvised sitcom based around a young family in London, starring Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner. Also features Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche, Ramona Marquez, Samantha Bond, David Ryall and Lorraine Pilkington
- Series 5, Episode 2 repeated tomorrow at 5:05pm on U&W
Streaming rank this week: 544
Press clippings
Outnumbered stars reunite in co-creator's audiobook
Outnumbered stars Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner are reuniting to record the audio version of a new novel from Guy Jenkin, the sitcom's co-creator.
British Comedy Guide, 19th February 2025Most-watched TV comedies of 2024 revealed
Gavin & Stacey, Wallace & Gromit, Outnumbered, Ludwig and Michael McIntyre's Big Show were amongst the most-watched British comedies on TV in 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 15th January 2025Comedy.co.uk Awards 2024 shortlists revealed
Shortlists for the annual Comedy.co.uk Awards, recognising the best television and radio comedy programming, have been announced today after an initial round of voting.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2025Gavin and Stacey and Outnumbered are great, but why aren't there any new sitcoms on British TV?
We used to have Great British sitcoms coming out of our ears. Now, the only hope of a laugh round here is via a nostalgia-mining reunion.
Maddy Mussen, Evening Standard, 30th December 2024The week in TV: Outnumbered - review
It felt oddly discombobulating watching this year's Christmas special of Outnumbered (BBC One), Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton's sitcom homage to the everyday wonder of normal family existence, making its first outing in eight years.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 29th December 2024How comedians are fighting cancer - with juvenile jokes, and courageous candour
Deluged by medical calamities, our stand-ups have hit back with terrific, transcendental shows that TV would be wise to learn from.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 29th December 2024Outnumbered's Hugh Dennis makes prostate cancer plea after Christmas special storyline
Outnumbered star Hugh Dennis has urged men to check their risk of prostate cancer following the beloved BBC sitcom's 2024 Christmas special storyline.
Holly Patrick, The Independent, 27th December 2024Outnumbered review
Not the show we knew, but still a welcome reunion.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 27th December 2024Outnumbered review
It was never going to trump the Gavin and Stacey finale, but the return of Outnumbered after eight years was still a low-key pleasure.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th December 2024Outnumbered star on returning: "I cried of happiness"
A decade on from the end of the British sitcom, actors Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez discuss growing up on and off screen, practical jokes and reviving their characters for the Outnumbered Christmas special.
Shola Lee, BBC, 26th December 2024