Outnumbered Christmas Special review: Hugh Dennis is a master of dry British comedy, but the kids have lost their comedic instinct
1 week, 6 days ago

Outnumbered Christmas Special review: Hugh Dennis is a master of dry British comedy, but the kids have lost their comedic instinct

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But while it’s a trite observation, it’s also quite true of the BBC’s Outnumbered, which puts middle-class British family life under a microscope, revealing its facts and follies for all to see. But they aren’t going to let that derail their Christmas plans, as the three Brockman children – Jake, Ben, and Karen – descend upon the family home for the festive period. “This place is so much smaller than the last place,” says Sue, as the brood arrives at the new digs, “and they’re so much bigger.” And so they are: eight years have passed since the last Outnumbered special, and the kids are now in their mid-twenties. Festive family reunion: with eight years since their last outing, the Brockman family has changed An Outnumbered Christmas special is like a very simple two-act play.

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Outnumbered: Enraged Christmas special viewers call it ‘beyond awful’ and ‘too sad’
1 week, 4 days ago

Outnumbered: Enraged Christmas special viewers call it ‘beyond awful’ and ‘too sad’

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Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Outnumbered viewers are expressing disappointment over the show’s Christmas special, calling …

Exactly what happened to the Outnumbered cast: One's a tattoo artist who rails against male gaze. Another's the son of two porn stars menaced by gangsters. And as to what happened to the mum and dad..
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Exactly what happened to the Outnumbered cast: One's a tattoo artist who rails against male gaze. Another's the son of two porn stars menaced by gangsters. And as to what happened to the mum and dad..

Daily Mail  

One glance at the Instagram page of a budding tattoo artist called Ramona Marquez is enough to show she's working hard to make a name for herself. : Daniel Roche, Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Tyger Drew-Honey and Romana Marquez in the TV special this Christmas After an eight-year absence from TV, the Brockmans are returning for a Christmas special She …

Outnumbered Christmas special will leave fans sobbing as Brockman family rocked by devastating news - and it's close to home for lead star
3 weeks ago

Outnumbered Christmas special will leave fans sobbing as Brockman family rocked by devastating news - and it's close to home for lead star

Daily Mail  

The Outnumbered Christmas special promises to be an emotional return for the Brockman family. The Outnumbered Christmas special promises to be an emotional return for the Brockman family Dad Pete, played by Hugh Dennis, will reveal he has had a health scare, marking a poignant storyline for the much-loved series This marks the first time we see Sue and Pete …

BBC Christmas TV schedule 2024: From Gavin & Stacey’s finale and Wallace & Gromit to JK Rowling’s Strike
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BBC Christmas TV schedule 2024: From Gavin & Stacey’s finale and Wallace & Gromit to JK Rowling’s Strike

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Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Meanwhile, Wallace & Gromit’s new feature length drama, Vengeance Most Fowl, will see the characters …

Outnumbered cast are all grown up in new BBC reunion photo
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Outnumbered cast are all grown up in new BBC reunion photo

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The BBC has shared a …

Outnumbered star Hugh Dennis shares his excitement ahead of working with his real life partner and on-screen wife Claire Skinner on Christmas special
7 months, 1 week ago

Outnumbered star Hugh Dennis shares his excitement ahead of working with his real life partner and on-screen wife Claire Skinner on Christmas special

Daily Mail  

Hugh Dennis has sweetly admitted he is 'really looking forward' to working with his real life partner Claire Skinner again on the upcoming Christmas special. Hugh Dennis has sweetly admitted he is 'really looking forward' to working with his real life partner Claire Skinner again on the upcoming Christmas special The comedian and actor, 62, and his on-screen wife Claire, …

Outnumbered to return to BBC for first new episode in eight years
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Outnumbered to return to BBC for first new episode in eight years

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy BBC comedy Outnumbered is set to return for a surprise Christmas …

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