Outnumbered Christmas special first look – and the kids are all grown up
The Outnumbered kids are completely unrecognisable as they return for their fifth Christmas special. It’s the first time in eight years that the cast have been together for a feature length special - and they’re all back for the festive episode. Hugh Dennis returns to play dad Pete, Claire Skinner as mum Sue, Tyger Drew-Honey as eldest son Jake, Daniel Roche as middle child Ben, and Ramona Marquez as daughter Karen.
Pete and Sue are now empty nesters with their kids all grown up as we return to the Brockman household for Christmas. The pair are now attempting to grapple with the challenges of parenting kids who are now adults, with their own lives to lead.
The synopsis reads: "In a moment of adversity, Sue and Pete gather all their offspring (including one grandchild) to try and celebrate a traditional family Christmas and share some unwelcome news with their children. But fate, neighbours, hyenas and bus replacement services get in their way."
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Back in September, RadioTimes.com caught up with Tyger, Daniel and Ramona, who at that point hadn't yet read the script, and they shared where they saw their characters in the Christmas special. "I think that Karen will be her true [self] – outspoken, intelligent," Ramona said. "She'll be doing something mad, I'm sure, and she'll be weaving her little webs. She'll just be the same Karen, I think."
Daniel added: "I feel like, where we last met Ben, he was at a bit of a crossroads in his life. Obviously, nowhere near as bad – re, lying – as he was when he was younger, but there was still a weirdness there. So I'm hoping that he's successful or at least has managed to make those quirky characteristics of his work. I don't want him to be some adult weirdo, basically."
Outnumbered first aired back in 2007; at the time Ramona was six years old, Daniel was seven and Tyger was eleven. Ramona is now 23 years old, and has swapped her trademark blonde locks for brunette, the star also has a number of tattoos.
Daniel, 25, looks very similar to his younger self mostly from his curly hair. From his social media, the acting star likes to document his travels and adventures with his girlfriend.
Tyger, 28, has continued to act after Outnumbered finished in 2016 and went on to star in panto, Death in Paradise and Grantchester, as well as a number of game shows from The Chase to Celebrity MasterChef, Richard Osman’s House of Games - and he even did a stint on Celebs Go Dating. As for the parents, actors Hugh and Claire began dating in 2022 and fans will be pleased to know the pair are still together to this day.
The Outnumbered Christmas special will air on BBC One and iPlayer on Thursday 26th December at 9:40pm .
