The BBC has confirmed that the much-loved comedy is returning with the original cast EIGHT years after its last episode.
BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie spoke at the BBC’s Glasgow Comedy Festival today and surprised viewers by announcing six new and returning shows.
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The BBC has revealed that the popular comedy is returning eight years after the last episode of Credit: Getty
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The cast of Outnumbered reunites for a Christmas specialCredit: Delivery
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The Brockman family were last seen on screen in the Christmas special in 2016. Credit: BBC Press Handout
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The ‘kids’ posed for new photos together as the news was announced
One of them is the hit sitcom Outnumbered, which last aired on Christmas Day 2016.
The series followed the Brockman family, with Hugh Dennis as the father, Claire Skinner as the mother and their three children played by Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez.
All the cast members are reuniting for the Christmas special, eight years after they were last seen together on screen.
The ‘kids’ became famous with new joint photos that Ramona shared on her Instagram.
Alongside it, she wrote: “WE’RE BACK !!!! 2024 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL OVER NUMBERS SEE YOU SOON.”
The special episode will follow the chaos in Pete and Sue Brockman’s downsized home as they grapple with the challenges of parenting children who are now adults with lives of their own.
In a moment of need, Sue and Pete gather all their offspring – including one grandson – to try to celebrate a traditional family Christmas.
But fate, neighbors, hyenas and bus replacement services stand in their way.
Hugh, 62, said of the show’s return: “I can’t wait for the Brockmans to be together again.
“Pete and Sue have downsized, the kids aren’t kids anymore, but I’m sure family life will prove just as chaotic as ever.”
The stars of the hit BBC comedy are reuniting for a new project after 10 years off the screen
Claire added: “I’m really looking forward to being reunited with my TV family.
“Working on this wonderful BBC comedy doesn’t feel like work and is one of the greatest pleasures for us all.”
Jon Petrie said: “Outnumbered is one of the crown jewels of British sitcoms.
“We are so grateful to Guy, Andy, Hattrick and the cast for dusting it off and bringing it back to the show.”
During his time at the festival, Jon also announced that The Power of Parker and Mammoth have both been given the green light for a second series.
Lee Mack’s Not Going Out, the longest-running British sitcom on the air, is also returning for a 14th series.
Two new comedies are also in the pipeline – Smoggie Queens, starring Mark Benton and set in Teeside, and Funboys, set and filmed in Northern Ireland.
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All five original cast members are back, but the kids are all grown up now
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