Outnumbered
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2007 - 2016
- 35 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
- Due to return in December 2024
- Series 4, Episode 5 repeated Saturday at 5:10pm on U&W
Streaming rank this week: 325
Press clippings Page 9
Locating a hamster under the floorboards is just one among the parental crises tackled by Sue and Pete (Claire Skinner and Hugh Dennis) as they return for a fifth - and final - series of the sitcom that makes a virtue out of being out-manoeuvred by your offspring. The kids are no longer cute youngsters, their barbed teenage backchat more sullen than sparky. Except for the now strapping Ben (Daniel Roche), who has high hopes of landing a part in his school's production of Spartacus: The Musical.
Carol Carter and Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Metro, 29th January 2014Radio Times review
It's now possible to measure the passage of time not just by how your own children have grown up but by the way the Outnumbered kids have changed. And it's frightening.
Little Karen has started secondary school and is almost unrecognisable with her dark, swishy hairstyle, while 14-year-old Ben is much bigger than older brother Jake, who's got a tattoo, sideburns and is learning to drive. Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner look exactly the same, though.
It's gently entertaining but somehow the cheeky dialogue that made us laugh when delivered by cute yet precocious children back in 2007 doesn't sound so funny coming from teenagers.
Jane Rackham, Radio Times, 29th January 2014Gallery - Outnumbered: how the stars have changed
A photo gallery of how the cast of Outnumbered have changed.
The Telegraph, 29th January 2014Outnumbered kids reflect on life in the spotlight
The Outnumbered kids are growing up! Here's what they have to say about their on-screen parents, siblings and their plans for the future.
Claire Webb and Ellie Austin, Radio Times, 29th January 2014Review: Outnumbered, BBC One
As the Brockman family returns for a fifth and final series of Outnumbered, some viewers will find their hackles standing to attention at the family's extraordinary distillation of middle-class characterstics.
Matthew Wright, The Arts Desk, 29th January 201410 pearls of wisdom from the Brockmans
Outnumbered is back for its fifth and final series, and any parent could learn from the wisdom that Pete and Sue Brockman impart to their children Jake, Ben and Karen. Here are ten gems from tonight's opening episode.
Tim Liew, Metro, 29th January 2014Outnumbered Series 5 Episode 1 review
The high standard that Outnumbered has set remains and, despite the use of the word "typical" earlier in this review, the sitcom continues to entertain stoutly throughout with its astute observations and wonderful performances.
Cameron K McEwan, Cult Box, 23rd January 2014Hugh Dennis & Claire Skinner interview
TV Choice meets Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner who play Pete and Sue Brockman...
Nick Fiaca, TV Choice, 21st January 2014Hugh Dennis interview
Hugh Dennis, star of Outnumbered, reveals why the final series of the hit family sitcom may not be the last after all.
Daphne Lockyer, The Telegraph, 18th January 2014The Brockman children are growing up fast
Ramona Marquez is almost unrecognisable with her new straight, dark haircut; Daniel Roche, 14, seems to have grown three foot since the last series and has a deep, booming voice; while Tyger Drew-Honey, 17, has left school and drives a car.
Sara Wallis, The Mirror, 28th December 2013