Outnumbered (UK TV series)

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Outnumbered
Outnumbered titles.jpg
The title card from the first episode.
Genre Comedy-drama
Sitcom
Created by Andy Hamilton
Guy Jenkin
Developed by Hat Trick Productions
Written byAndy Hamilton
Guy Jenkin
Directed byAndy Hamilton
Guy Jenkin
Starring Hugh Dennis
Claire Skinner
Tyger Drew-Honey
Daniel Roche
Ramona Marquez
Samantha Bond
David Ryall
Rosalind Ayres
Composer(s) Philip Pope
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series5
No. of episodes35 (+ 5 shorts) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)Jimmy Mulville
Jon Rolph
Producer(s)Andy Hamilton
Guy Jenkin
Pat Lees
Production location(s) West London
CinematographyMartin Hawkins
Rob Kitzmann
Editor(s)Mark Williams
Mark Davis
Nigel Williams
Steve Tempia
Simon Reglar
Running time30 minutes
40 minutes (specials)
Production company(s) Hat Trick Productions
BBC
DistributorBBC
Release
Original network BBC One
BBC One HD
Original releaseTV Series:
28 August 2007 – 5 March 2014
Specials:
27 December 2009 – present
External links
Website

Outnumbered is a British sitcom starring Hugh Dennis as a father and Claire Skinner as a mother who are outnumbered by their three children (played by Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez). Other regular actors and actresses have reprised roles as supporting characters throughout the five series, including Samantha Bond, David Ryall, Rosalind Ayres and Hattie Morahan.

A British sitcom or a Britcom is a situation comedy programme produced for British television. Although styles of sitcom have changed over the years they tend to be based on a family, workplace or other institution, where the same group of contrasting characters is brought together in each episode. British sitcoms are typically produced in one or more series of six episodes. Most such series are conceived and developed by one or two writers.

Hugh Dennis British comedian

Peter Hugh Dennis, known professionally as Hugh Dennis, is an English comedian, actor, writer, impressionist and voice-over artist, best known for being one half of Punt and Dennis with comedy partner Steve Punt, and playing Pete Brockman, the father in the BBC One sitcom Outnumbered.

Claire Skinner is an English actress, known in the United Kingdom for her television career, particularly playing Sue Brockman from the BBC television series Outnumbered.

Contents

There were five series, which aired on BBC One from 2007 to 2014. [1] [2] [3] [4] A Christmas special aired on 26 December 2016. [5] More specials are planned after the success of the 2016 Christmas special. [6]

BBC One is the first and principal television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960, using this name until the launch of the second BBC channel BBC2 in 1964, whereupon the BBC TV channel became known as BBC1, with the current spelling adopted in 1997.

Produced by Hat Trick Productions, Outnumbered was written, directed and produced by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, although parts of the show are semi-improvised. [7] The adult actors learn the scripts, while the children are given last-minute instructions by the writers instead. [8]

Hat Trick Productions British independent TV production company

Hat Trick Productions is a British independent production company that produces television programmes, mainly specialising in comedy.

Andy Hamilton British comedian

Andrew Neil Hamilton is a British comedian, game show panellist, television director, comedy screenwriter, radio dramatist, and novelist.

Guy Jenkin is a British film director and comedy writer who is best known for working together with Andy Hamilton on sitcoms and comedies such as Drop the Dead Donkey (1990-1998), Outnumbered (2007-2014), and Ballot Monkeys (2015).

The programme has received critical acclaim for its semi-improvisational scripting and realistic portrayal of children and family life. [9] Ratings have been average for its time slot, but the series has won a number of awards from the Comedy.co.uk awards, the Royal Television Society, the British Comedy Awards and the Broadcasting Press Guild. [10] The first four series and the two Christmas Specials have been released on DVD. Plans for an American adaptation were announced in February 2009, [11] but as of September 2016 this has not materialised. The original series began airing in the US on BBC America on 30 July 2011, [12] as well as airing on PBS stations.

The Royal Television Society, or RTS, is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the oldest television society in the world. It currently has thirteen regional and national centres in the UK, as well as a branch in the Republic of Ireland.

British Comedy Awards award

The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom, running between 1990 and 2014 celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year.

Broadcasting Press Guild

The Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) is a British association of journalists dedicated to the topic of general media issues.

Plot

The main characters in Outnumbered, as they appeared in series four (left-to-right): Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey), Sue (Claire Skinner), Pete (Hugh Dennis), Karen (Ramona Marquez), and Ben (Daniel Roche). OutnumberedFamilySeason4.jpg
The main characters in Outnumbered, as they appeared in series four (left-to-right): Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey), Sue (Claire Skinner), Pete (Hugh Dennis), Karen (Ramona Marquez), and Ben (Daniel Roche).

Outnumbered is centred on the Brockmans, a middle-class family living in Wandsworth, whose two parents are "outnumbered" by their three somewhat unruly children. The father, Pete (Hugh Dennis), is a history teacher at an inner city school and the mother, Sue (Claire Skinner), is a part-time personal assistant and is four years younger than Pete. [13] The three children are: Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey), the straight man of the family, whose teenage sarcasm and obsession with girls worries his mother, [14] Ben (Daniel Roche), who is hyperactive, a pathological liar, does unusual things, and is always coming up with hypothetical questions like "who would win in a fight between...", [15] and Karen (Ramona Marquez), who asks too many questions, frequently imitates a lot of what she sees on television and criticises nearly everything. [13] [16]

Inner city central area of a major city or metropolis

The term inner city has been used as a euphemism for lower-income residential districts in the city center, and nearby areas. Sociologists sometimes turn this euphemism into a formal designation, applying the term "inner city" to such residential areas, rather than to geographically more central commercial districts.

Personal assistant profession

A personal assistant, also referred to as personal aide (PA) or personal secretary (PS), is a job title describing a person who assists a specific person with their daily business or personal tasks.

Tyger Drew-Honey actor

Lindzi James Tyger Drew-Honey, known professionally as Tyger Drew-Honey, is an English actor, musician, and television presenter, best known for his role as Jake Brockman in the British sitcom Outnumbered.

Other regular characters include Sue's new age sister, Angela Morrison (Samantha Bond), and their elderly father Frank (David Ryall), referred to as "Grandad", who is in the early stages of dementia. He is a silent and deceased character in the 2016 special. The writers also use the popular sitcom device of the unseen character in the form of Veronica, Sue's demanding boss in series one. In series two, the device is used again, but in the form of Sue's new boss Tyson, who is revealed to be a conman who absconds in the final episode of the series. Series three introduces Rosalind Ayres as Pete's mum Sandra, referred to as "Gran", who is addicted to online gambling and has a growing hatred for Pete's father.

Samantha Bond is an English actress, perhaps best known for playing Miss Moneypenny in four James Bond films during the series' Pierce Brosnan years, and for her role on Downton Abbey as the wealthy widow Lady Rosamund Painswick, sister of Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham. She is also well-known for originating the role of "Miz Liz" Probert in the Rumpole of the Bailey series. Bond is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

David Ryall English actor

David John Ryall was an English stage, film and television character actor. He had leading roles in Lytton's Diary and Goodnight Sweetheart, as well as memorable roles in Dennis Potter's The Singing Detective and Andrew Davies's adaptation of To Play the King. He also portrayed Billy Buzzle in the ITV sitcom Bless Me, Father and Frank in the BBC sitcom Outnumbered.

Dementia long-term brain disorders causing impaired memory, reasoning, and normal function together with personality changes

Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning. Other common symptoms include emotional problems, difficulties with language, and a decrease in motivation. A person's consciousness is usually not affected. A dementia diagnosis requires a change from a person's usual mental functioning and a greater decline than one would expect due to aging. These diseases also have a significant effect on a person's caregivers.

Other new characters in Series 3 include Kelly (Anna Skellern), on whom Jake has a crush, Angela's new husband Brick (Douglas Hodge), who is an American therapist, and his daughter Taylor Jean, who wants to live with her mum. [17] Also introduced is a campaigner against council plans to place speed bumps on the road (Alex MacQueen) who pesters the family.

By series 5, the Brockman children have changed considerably. Jake has developed a penchant for engaging with a suspect crowd of friends, and a general teenage cockiness. Ben has doubled in size and strength, but not his maturity. And the pre-teen Karen has become moody, sullen and developed a superiority complex.

Production

Outnumbered was the first collaboration between Hamilton and Jenkin since Drop the Dead Donkey ended in 1998. [13] It was commissioned by BBC controller Lucy Lumsden. The executive producer is Jon Rolph. [19] The 20-minute pilot was given to Lumsden, who then commissioned six episodes. The show is set in Chiswick, West London, and shot on location in Wandsworth. [13] The house used for external shots is in Dempster Road. [20] During the second series, the family receive a final demand for council tax from the fictional "Limebridge Council", sent to the fictional address of 19 Keely Road, London, W4 2CF. [21]

The writers use improvisation in order to achieve convincing performances from the child actors. Dennis commented: "In most sitcoms all the lines for children are written by adults. So they are speaking the words of people 30 years older. And you really want kids to have their own voices, and say their own things." [7] Jenkin added:

You rarely get the feeling that children in sitcoms are real. They tend to be the same type of character – the smartarse who says adult things – and they are rooted to the spot, staring at the camera, because they've been told to stand in one place and say the lines. We decided to attempt to do something that hadn't been tried before, bounced some ideas around and we got very keen on this idea of involving improvisation very quickly. [13]

The fourth series began on 2 September 2011 at 9.00 pm on BBC One. [22] After the series had aired, Tyger Drew-Honey suggested that there would be no fifth series because he and the other child actors were growing out of their roles. BBC Television's Head of Communications, Sam Hodges, reassured fans of the series that "contrary to reports, talks are already under way regarding a new series". [23]

The fifth and final series was confirmed by BBC and began to air Wednesday 29 January 2014. The series comprised six episodes. [24]

In 2015, Tyger Drew-Honey hinted that the series could return for a Christmas special in 2016. This was officially confirmed by co-creator Andy Hamilton in September 2016. [25]

Episodes

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedAverage UK viewers
(in millions)
First airedLast aired
1 628 August 20075 September 20072.46
2 715 November 200827 December 20084.39
Special 27 December 20095.98
3 68 April 201020 May 20106.34
4 62 September 20117 October 20115.32
Special 24 December 20118.47
Special 24 December 20129.39
5 629 January 20145 March 20146.08
Special 26 December 20167.03

Ages of children

SeriesJakeBenKaren
1Year 7, 11Year 3, 7Year 1, 6
2Year 8, 12Year 4, 8Year 2, 7
2009 Christmas SpecialYear 9, 13Year 5, 9Year 3, 8
3Year 9, 13Year 5, 9Year 3, 8
4Year 11, 15Year 7, 11Year 5, 10
2011 Christmas SpecialYear 11, 15Year 7, 11Year 5, 10
2012 Christmas SpecialYear 12, 17Year 8, 12Year 6, 10
5Year 13, 17Year 9, 13Year 7, 12
2016 Christmas Special21Year 12, 17Year 10, 15

Ratings

Episode ratings from BARB. [26]

Series 1

Episode No.AirdateViewers
(millions)		Official shareBBC One Weekly Ranking
128 August 20072.7218.8%N/A
229 August 20072.3417.6%N/A
330 August 20072.3715.8%N/A
43 September 20072.3917.5%N/A
54 September 20072.5819.2%N/A
65 September 20072.3719.6%N/A

Series 2

Episode No.AirdateViewers
(millions)		Official shareBBC One Weekly Ranking
115 November 20083.8316.2%N/A
222 November 20083.6314.6%N/A
329 November 20083.4813.6%N/A
46 December 20084.2317.7%N/A
513 December 20083.8814.5%N/A
620 December 20086.8732.0%10
727 December 20084.8621.4%N/A

Series 3

Episode No.AirdateViewers
(millions)		Official shareWeekly RankiPlayer viewings
18 April 20106.7024.8%6908,000 [27]
215 April 20105.8220.8%9786,000 [27]
322 April 20106.3723.7%9652,000 [27]
46 May 20105.9022.6%10832,000 [28]
513 May 20106.7526.6%9687,000 [28]
620 May 20106.5126.2%9641,000 [28]

Series 4

Episode No.AirdateViewers
(millions)		Overnight shareWeekly RankiPlayer viewings
12 September 20116.1123.8% [29] 91,039,000 [30]
29 September 20115.3719.5% [31] 14806,000 [30]
316 September 20115.4521.5% [32] 11686,000 [30]
423 September 20115.2119.9% [33] 10622,000 [30]
529 September 20115.0218.4% [34] 16N/A
67 October 20114.7817.2% [35] 17N/A

Series 5

Episode No.AirdateViewers
(millions)		Overnight shareWeekly RankiPlayer viewings
129 January 20146.8018.9% [36] 111,398,000 [29]
25 February 20146.0320.6% [37] 121,885,000 [29]
312 February 20146.0017.2% [38] 141,779,000 [29]
419 February 20145.4615.9% [39] 121,659,000 [29]
526 February 20146.0418.4% [40] 13N/A
65 March 20146.1617.8% [41] 91,404,000 [42]

Specials

AirdateViewers
(millions)		Overnight shareBBC One Weekly RankingiPlayer viewings
26 December 20095.9824.5% [43] 22N/A
24 December 20118.4728.1% [44] 10572,000 [45]
24 December 20129.3931.4% [46] 10897,000 [47]
26 December 20166.8723.2% [48] 81,129,000 [49]

Reception

Ratings

The first episode received 4.1 million viewers (25.5% of the audience share) when it began and finished with 2.8 million (19.5%) at the end, which is larger than the average 2.2 million (14%) normally attracted by television shows in its particular time slot. [50] The audience for the second episode fell by half a million viewers, while still being the highest ranking show in its time slot, with 18% of the audience share. [51] However, it maintained a constant audience throughout the first series, with the fourth episode attracting 2.7 million viewers (20% audience share). [52]

Critical reception

The show initially received a mixed reception, though after the second series reviews gradually shifted towards a fairly positive tone. The Daily Mirror found the mundane settings to be similar to the American sitcom Seinfeld , saying:

compared to the ridiculous carry-on of My Family , it's much more low-key and realistic. In fact it's so low-key, nothing actually happens, which could well be a nod to Seinfeld – the touchstone of all great sitcoms. The getting ready for school chaos is like Supernanny: The Movie only with nicer children. It's also taken a leaf out of Curb Your Enthusiasm's book with large chunks of improvisation – although the strongest language you'll find here is "ponk". [53]

Kevin Maher of The Times dismissed the programme, saying it was not funny or dramatic enough. He wrote:

Outnumbered was at its most meretricious. For every exchange between adult and child was hijacked by a crass sitcommy need for sotto voce punchlines and knowing winks to the wings. A protracted scene in which 45-year-old dad (Hugh Dennis) was unable to wrestle a live power drill from the hands of 7-year-old son Ben (Daniel Roche), and instead had to, ho-ho, pay him £5 for the privilege, was emblematic of the show's dubious capacity for fake pay-offs. [54]

Rod Liddle, writing in The Sunday Times , praised the show, although he was somewhat surprised, saying, "An exquisitely middle-class, middle-aged domestic situation comedy set in West London – and starring one of those bloody stand-up comics who now festoons every network, it really should be hated before it is even seen. Start liking this sort of programme and you are an ace away from enjoying Terry and June and having a house that smells faintly of weak tea, Murray Mints and urine. So, maybe it's just me, but Outnumbered is very funny indeed: despite its current bout of self-flagellation, the BBC still knows how to make people laugh. Comedy may be the very last thing the corporation does well." [55]

James Walton wrote in The Daily Telegraph that the domestic setting and more mundane storylines were a virtue, saying, "All of this feels both carefully observed and suspiciously heartfelt. More unusually, it's not contrived. Outnumbered sticks firmly with the mundane, yet manages to be funny about it. It doesn't avoid the sheer dullness involved in family life either – but, happily, depicts it with a winning mixture of exasperation and affection." [56] He did, however, criticise the scheduling of the programme saying, "Despite the very specific London setting, the series (shown in two batches of three, this week and next) will surely appeal to the parents of young children everywhere. As long, that is, as they're not asleep by 10.35pm." [56]

In 2008 review in The Times , Bryan Appleyard described Outnumbered as "the best British sitcom in years and among the best ever". [9]

Awards

Outnumbered was nominated for the 2008 " Broadcast Award" for "Best Comedy Programme", [57] but lost the award to The Thick of It . [58]

The show was given the "British Comedy Guide Editors' Award" in The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2007 [59] and the "Best Returning British TV Sitcom" in The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2008, beating Peep Show by six votes. [60]

In 2009, it won the Royal Television Society Award for "Scripted Comedy", [61] and two Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in the same year: "Best Comedy/Entertainment" and the "Writer's Award". [62] Outnumbered also won three awards at the 2009 British Comedy Awards: Best Sitcom, Best British Comedy and Best Female Newcomer for Ramona Marquez.

The show has received four BAFTA TV Award nomiations: Best Situation Comedy, the Audience Award, and Best Comedy Performance for Claire Skinner in 2009; and Best Male Performance in a Comedy Role for Hugh Dennis in 2010.

At the National Television Awards in 2011, Outnumbered was nominated for Best Comedy but lost out to ITV's Benidorm . It was nominated again the following year and won.

DVD releases

All five series and the three Christmas specials are available on DVD. The first Comic Relief special is available on the Series 2 DVD, the first Sport Relief special is available on the Series 3 DVD and the second Comic Relief special is available on the Series 4 DVD. It has been said that the second Sport Relief special will either be available on the next Christmas Special DVD or the Series 5 DVD (if they will be filmed or if they have been filmed). The DVDs have been published by 2 Entertain.

DVD TitleNo. of discsYearNo. of episodesDVD release datesDVD extras
Region 2 Region 4
Complete Series 1 12007617 November 20081 July 2010Interviews with the cast and writers
Complete Series 2 22008716 November 20092 September 2010The Comic Relief special, out-takes and deleted scenes
Christmas Special 2009 12009118 January 2010——
Complete Series 3 12010615 November 201011 February 2011The Sport Relief special and documentary
Complete Series 4 12011621 November 20111 March 2012Alternative scenes, deleted scenes, Comic Relief sketch
Christmas Special 2011 1201119 January 2012 [63] ——
Complete Series 1 & 2 32007 & 20081316 November 2009—Same as individual releases
Complete Series 1–3 52007–20102015 November 20105 April 2011Same as individual releases
Complete Series 1–4 62007–20112621 November 20113 May 2012Same as individual releases plus 2009 Christmas special
Complete Series 5 22014610 March 20147 May 2014Bloopers, deleted scenes and the 2012 Christmas Special
Complete Series 1–5 92007–201410 March 20147 May 2014Same as individual releases

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