Name: Outnumbered
Rating: 7.7

Synopsis

Partly-improvised sitcom looking at the trials and tribulations of bringing up three young children - a regal five-year-old girl with a talent for interrogation, a seven-year-old boy who could fib for Britain and an 11-year-old who is gearing up for his scary first day at secondary school.

First Air Date: 2007-08-28

Last Air Date: 2014-03-05

Number of Seasons: 5

Number of Episodes: 31

Created By: Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Claire Skinner as Sue
Hugh Dennis as Pete
Tyger Drew-Honey as Jake
Daniel Roche as Ben
Ramona Marquez as Karen
David Ryall as Granddad
Samantha Bond as Angela
Hattie Morahan as Jane
Rosalind Ayres as N/A
Jonathan Cullen as Headmaster

Seasons

Series 1 (2007)

Series 2 (2008)

Series 3 (2010)

Series 4 (2011)

Series 5 (2014)

Series 1 (2007)

Pete and Sue Brockman have their hands full enduring the first day of school, bullies, head lice and other trials and tribulations of parenthood.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The School Run (2007-08-28)

It is Jake's first day at secondary school and Karen has nits and wants to keep one as a pet.
Ep. 2: The Special Bowl (2007-08-29)

Dad strays into a job-threatening controversy, while Mum starts a turf war.
Ep. 3: The City Farm (2007-08-30)

Mum, the children, their aunt and grandfather get stuck in a traffic jam on the A3.
Ep. 4: The Quiet Night In (2007-09-03)

Mum makes plans for a romantic night in, but she has to get rid of Karen's little friend.
Ep. 5: The Mystery Illness (2007-09-04)

Ben's got a mystery illness and claims to be far too ill to go to school.
Ep. 6: The Dinner Party (2007-09-05)

Mum's nagging makes Karen plan a move abroad, and the family prepare for a dinner party.