Outnumbered
Outnumbered is about a family living in South London, where the parents are "Outnumbered" by their three children. The parents constantly try to keep their children under control, but completely fail to do so. The father, Pete, (Hugh Dennis) works at an inner city school as a history teacher, whereas mother, Sue, (Claire Skinner) is a part-time PA. The three children are eleven-year-old Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey) who worries about everything, from worrying about starting at his new school to the world being sucked into a black hole, seven-year-old Ben (Daniel Roche) who constantly lies to his parents and always wants to watch Little Britain, and five-year-old Karen (Ramona Marquez) who constantly asks too many questions.
It is a Tuesday morning for the Brockmans, and the children are getting ready to go back to school.
Dinner-time at the Brockmans is a noisy affair, as Ben's friend Deion joins them and proves to be another liar - with his stories of a drunken father who puts rats in his bed, and a mother in jail for attempted murder. Ben doesn't help by wrapping him in toilet paper to make him into an Egyptian mummy, and blaming him for hiding his meal under a cushion. Karen refuses to eat as she has not been given her usual bowl - in fact it is a replacement for one Sue broke, and hoped Karen wouldn't notice. A remark from Jake forces Pete to admit that a joke he made about a Muslim boy's eating habits has had him reported as a racist. After Deion has left, trick or treaters turn up - but are sent away as it is only September. Sue's unmarried sister Angela also arrives, back from America and intending to look after their widowed father.
On Karen's birthday, Sue brings the family to a farm park along with Granddad and Auntie Angela.
Sue and Pete aim to have a quiet night in, but this plan is disrupted by delays.
Ben makes a claim he is too sick to go to school, and Auntie Angela pays a visit to the household explaining her boyfriend dumped her.
Sue and Pete hold a dinner party, but when Auntie Angela states she will be leaving to go back to America without caring for Granddad, she gets into a feisty argument with Sue.
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Ramona Marquez | Karen Brockman |
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Claire Skinner | Sue Brockman |
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Hugh Dennis | Pete Brockman |
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Tyger Drew-Honey | Jake Brockman |
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Daniel Roche | Ben Brockman |
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Samantha Bond | Angela Morrison |
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Silas Carson | Ravi |
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Hattie Morahan | Jane |
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David Ryall | Frank Morrison |
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Jonathan Cullen | Headmaster |
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Ellen Thomas | Jehovah's Witness |
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Matilda Ziegler | Kate |
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Danni Bennatar | Alexa |
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Vineeta Rishi | Kuj |
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Sagar Arya | Mark |
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Gary Lammin | Farm Man |
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Reuben Lee | Deion |
| Director | Andy Hamilton |
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| Guy Jenkin |
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| Writer | Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin | |
| Producer | Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin, Pat Lees, Jimmy Mulville, Jon Rolph | |
| Musician | Philip Pope | |
| Photography | Martin Hawkins | |
| Edition | 1 Disc Series |
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| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Breedbeeld (1.78:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Stereo [Engels] |
| Subtitles | Engels |
| Edition Release Date | 2008 |
| Regions | Regio 2 |
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| Index | 1185 |
| Added Date | Nov 17, 2019 15:19:11 |
| Modified Date | Nov 17, 2019 15:19:11 |