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BBC’s hit comedy Outnumbered is making a comeback after eight years with a brand-new Christmas Special. More on it below.

BBC has announced today that Outnumbered, their hit comedy, is coming back for a Christmas Special this year. The news come to us from BBC Comedy Festival which is being held at Glasgow, where Deadline was present to catch the announcement live.

Created by Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton, Outnumbered ran from 2007 to 2014 and returned for a one-off Christmas Special in 2016. The semi-improv comedy followed the Brockman family, consisting of dad Pete, mum Sue and kids Jake, Ben and Karen. The series was produced by Hat Trick Productions.

The Christmas Special will see the kids all grown up and Pete and Sue coming to terms with an empty nest. According to Deadline, the special will focus on the challenges of parenting your kids after they’ve grown up in a downsized home.

Iconic BBC comedy Outnumbered is returning for a Christmas special after eight years.

Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton’s semi-improv comedy about a family perennially in crisis starring Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner joins the final Gavin & Stacey in what could be one of the BBC’s most-anticipated Christmas comedy lineups for years.

The news has been unveiled at the BBC Comedy Festival in Glasgow in the past few minutes by comedy boss Jon Petrie, who also announced second seasons of The Power of Parker and Mammoth, along with new shows Smoggie Queens and Funboys.

The stars of the original Outnumbered will return for the special including Dennis as dad Pete, Skinner as mum Sue, Tyger Drew-Honey as eldest son Jake, Daniel Roche as the middle child Ben, and Ramona Marquez as daughter Karen.

The kids have now grown up, and the Christmas ep will focus on the chaos of...

Kim Kardashian stars in the latest Balenciaga campaign in a pink ensemble. Pic credit. ©ImageCollect.com/Birdie Thompson/AdMedia

Kim Kardashian has long supported Balenciaga by wearing the designer to public events and walking for the brand at Paris Couture Fashion Week, but the reality star is taking her support to another level.

Kim shared a video montage featuring herself in various poses, wearing a dress by the designer. The dress featured a short hem and one strap allowing The Kardashians star to move freely.

Kim appeared to feel herself as she recorded her reflection in the pink garment.

Kim’s bleach blonde hair was in a stylish updo, with pieces of her bangs framing her famous face.

She wore clear heels with the mini dress, which accentuated her slender legs.

In the background, the song Free Mind by Tems played.

Kim added a sparkling effect to the video, increasing the glitzy vibe.

Alexa Demie offers a rare share to social media as part of the new Balenciaga campaign. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Izumi Hasegawa/HollywoodNewsWire

Euphoria star Alexa Demie is fabulous in fur as she makes a rare social media post.

Although she was born and raised in the Los Angeles area, the famous actress values her privacy, and this is clear with her lack of social media posts.

Fans were in for a treat today because Alexa shared two photos from a Balenciaga shoot and campaign that she starred in recently.

Alexa looks sophisticated in an expensive fur with a fresh face and slicked back hair. She wore black Balenciaga boots and carried a purse by the brand with an attached wallet.

She looked down at the camera and stood amid arid grounds in a desert-like atmosphere. The reason for the desert-theme was because photographer Daniel Roché centered the latest campaign around climate change.

It's five series and out for Outnumbered - the popular sitcom came to an end tonight, with BBC One apparently closing the door on the Brockman family home for good.

But was final episode 'The Musical' - which saw Ben (Daniel Roche) face a crisis of confidence over his starring role in Spartacus - a fitting send-off or a limp climax?

Are you sorry to see Outnumbered go? Did it have another series or two in it yet? Should the show return for the odd Christmas special?

Or does Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin's comedy creation need a permanent rest? Did it lose its charm when the kids grew up?

Digital Spy wants your thoughts. Have your say on the Outnumbered finale and the show's future below.

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Outnumbered: Wednesday (March 5) at 9pm on BBC One

We've been dreading this day, the day when we finally have to cut the apron strings and let go of the kids from Outnumbered. Sorry, we thought we'd be able to stay strong but it's just too...*dabs eyes with hankie*

Yes, after five series, the show's child stars Tyger Drew-Honey (Jake), Daniel Roche (Ben) and Ramona Marquez (Karen) are starting to dwarf their on-screen parents Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner, meaning it's time to bring the beloved BBC sitcom to an end. In this final episode, Auntie Angela (Samantha Bond...

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Outnumbered will return this month for what has been confirmed as its fifth and final series.

The award-winning sitcom will have a six-episode run starting on Wednesday, January 29 at 9pm.

Creators Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin have decided to end the sitcom after this series but both they and the cast have expressed the desire to reunite for occasional one-off specials.

Outnumbered series five stars regulars Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner, Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez, along with Samantha Bond, Rebecca Front and Harry Shearer.

The final series of the show will see Dad "besieged by unreliable technologies" while Mum has a new office job, Jake wears a new tattoo and learns to drive, Ben is cast in his school's musical version of Spartacus, and Karen starts secondary school.

Show star Drew-Honey told Digital Spy in 2012 of the fifth run: "This series is the last series. Never say never,...

Outnumbered is set to return for a fifth series this year. Apart from a Christmas Special, the last full series was back in 2011 and the new series show just how much those Brockman kids have grown, including a new hair colour for Karen.

Beleaguered parents Pete (Hugh Dennis) and Sue (Claire Skinner) continue to battle through life both within and outside of their hectic household. Sue has a brand new office job and, predictably, struggles to maintain an aura of composure with her three growing offspring to contend with back home, while Pete is besieged by unreliable technologies.

Jake (played by 17 year old Tyger Drew-Honey) is sporting a new tattoo - of sorts - and is getting behind the wheel to learn to drive.

Tone-deaf Ben (played by the now 14 year old Daniel Roche) is set to take the lead in his school play - a musical version of Spartacus.

Peter Davison and Bernard Cribbins are among the special guests who will appear on Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor tonight (August 4).

The identity of the 12th Doctor will be revealed on the show, with host Zoe Ball interviewing the new Time Lord.

Davison and Cribbins - who played the Fifth Doctor and Wilfred Mott respectively - will be joined in the studio by Outnumbered's Daniel Roche, Rufus Hound and Liza Tarbuck.

Head writer Steven Moffat and current Doctor Matt Smith will also be on hand to speak to Ball about the show's newest star.

There will be special video messages from former Doctor Colin Baker, writer Mark Gatiss and Radio 1's Jo Whiley.

Bruno Tonioli, Katy Manning, Anneke Wills, Janet Fielding and Bonnie Langford have also pre-recorded special messages.

Steven Moffat said: "The decision is made and the time has come to reveal who's taking over the Tardis.

BBC family sitcom Outnumbered will return for a fifth series and a Christmas special, it has been confirmed. The 40-minute Xmas edition will air later this year, while filming for the next series will begin in 2013. Centred around the Brockman family, Outnumbered follows parents Pete (Hugh Dennis) and Sue (Claire Skinner) as they struggle to control their unruly children Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey), Ben (Daniel Roche) and Karen (Ramona Marquez). There had previously (more)...

Christine Bleakley and Frank Lampard come face-to-face with the Brockmans in a special Outnumbered sketch for Sport Relief. The skit sees the Dancing on Ice host meet the family at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge when Karen, played by Ramona Marquez, serves as a mascot alongside Lampard. However, while Karen tests the footballer's patience, the Brockman boys - Hugh Dennis, Tyger Drew-Honey and Daniel Roche - also push their luck with his fiancée in the stands. Speaking about his involvement, Lampard said "I'm (more)...

Writer-directors Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, the team behind the BBC's award-winning TV series Outnumbered, are developing a BBC Films-backed family comedy feature film.

The film is not a straight adaptation of the TV series and will not include the show’s cast, but it will feature some of the same themes and the same “techniques” as used in the semi-improvised Outnumbered by its young stars Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez.

The comedy, with a working title of What We Did On Our Holiday will follow a family going through a tough time who undertake a road trip to Scotland for the grandfather’s 75th birthday but encounter chaos along the way. It will retain the same family structure as the series with two harassed parents trying to manage their three astute children.

Jenkin told Screen: “We’re taking the techniques from Outnumbered to make a distinctive...

Joe McElderry and Outnumbered stars Tyger Drew-Honey and Daniel Roche are to appear in BBC One's The Magicians. The two actors from the family sitcom will feature in several illusions with magician pair Barry and Stuart for the returning series. McElderry joined them as they recorded a 'Grand Illusion' at Westfield Shopping Centre last month, which involved asking a member of the crowd to pick a random CD from a music store. The volunteer picked Joe McElderry's Classic Christmas, and discovered that their apparently random choice had been predicted in advance. McElderry said: "I've always been a fan of magic so it was nice to be a part of it and see how it all works and be able to trick someone else. I was quite nervous - I was just hoping they wouldn't do something like make me disappear forever!" (more)...

'Outnumbered' won't be back for a new series next year. The BBC One comedy - which stars Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner as stressed parents trying to control their three children - will now only be brought back for one-off specials as bosses are worried its child stars are too old. Tyger Drew-Honey, who plays Jake, is 14, while Daniel Roche (Ben) is 12 next year and Romana Marquez, who has won awards for her portrayal of Karen, is about to turn 11. Tyger said: "There's a special on Christmas Eve. Next year there'll be a Comic Relief special and maybe another Christmas...

Outnumbered may not return for another full series, its star Tyger Drew-Honey has revealed. The 14-year-old claimed that although the BBC family sitcom is scheduled to return for Comic Relief and Christmas specials in 2012, bosses fear that its cast may be too old for the show to still work. Drew-Honey's co-stars Ramona Marquez (Karen) and Daniel Roche (Ben) will be 11 and 12 years old next year. "There's a special on Christmas Eve. Next year there'll be a Comic Relief special and maybe another Christmas special. The year after that there could be another series. I think they don't want to (more)...

'Outnumbered' won't be back for a new series next year. The BBC One comedy - which stars Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner as stressed parents trying to control their three children - will now only be brought back for one-off specials as bosses are worried its child stars are too old. Tyger Drew-Honey, who plays Jake, is 14, while Daniel Roche (Ben) is 12 next year and Romana Marquez, who has won awards for her portrayal of Karen, is about to turn 11. Tyger said: "There's a special on Christmas Eve. Next year there'll be a Comic Relief special and maybe another Christmas...

12 year old Daniel Roche, star of Outnumbered, has been nominated for a best Performer BAFTA for his portrayal of William in the BBC's Just William. The Cbbc series has also been nominated for Best Drama along with the Just William series writer Simon Nye.

Combat Kids and House of Anubis are also up for best drama against Just William and regular nominee The Sarah Jane Adventures, which last year lost out to Tracy Beaker Returns.

Cbbc's Sadie J has a nomination for best comedy but faces stiff competition from the acclaimed Horrible Histories.

These awards get chosen by the BAFTA judges and the winners will be announced at a ceremony on Sunday 27 November at the London Hilton on Park Lane.

But kids also get a chance to vote for their favourite Film, TV Show, Video Game and Website of the last year from the shortlists (which include long-standing favourites The Sarah Jane Adventures,...

Outnumbered star Tyger Drew-Honey has predicted that the show will end after five series. Drew-Honey, who plays Jake, believes that the award-winning sitcom could tire once fellow young actors Daniel Roche (Ben) and Ramona Marquez (Karen) "mature". Speaking to What's on TV, the 15-year-old said: "I think there is a chance of a fifth series, but I don't think it will go much further than that." Drew-Honey added: "Not many people had seen kids that young on TV before because there is a saying, 'Don't work with children or animals', (more)...

Outnumbered, the multi-award-winning comedy series from Hat Trick Productions, which captures the turbulent chaos of family life, is back on BBC One with a new six-part series starting on Friday 2 September and followed by a Christmas special.

In the new series, the family is confronted by an array of issues ranging from death, drugs, terrorism and getting old, to food science, Top Gear, the joy of ventriloquism and the perils of Subbuteo.

The casting director avoided stage-school talent, instead undertaking a lengthy audition process which involved lots of game playing, determined to find children who would enjoy the filming process. So the three juvenile leads came out at the top of the fairly exhausting casting process. Andy: "They're all really interesting to watch and they've all got very interesting, funny personalities. Confident, but also excellent actors."

Tyger Drew-Honey returns as Jake Brockman

Tyger was born Lindzi James Tyger Drew-Honey, he is now 15 years old,...

Outnumbered, the multi-award-winning comedy series from Hat Trick Productions is back in production for BBC One with a new six-part series and a Christmas special.

Two parents and their three children are locked in an unequal battle. Using elements of improvisation, Outnumbered sees the world as much from the children's as the adults' point of view.

In the new series, the family is confronted by an array of issues ranging from death, drugs, terrorism and getting old, to food science, Top Gear, and the joy of ventriloquism.

All three of the young stars have been busy since the last series:

Tyger Drew-Honey recently filmed a role in Horry Henry:The Movie.

Daniel Roche starred in the acclaimed BBC adaptation of Just William, as well as playing the young Stephen Fry in Sky's Little Crackers.

And Ramona Marquez was most recently seen as the young Princess Margaret in Oscar-winning The King's Speech.

The BBC has announced that it has renewed Outnumbered for a fourth series. The partially-improvised comedy, which has aired on the BBC since 2007, focuses on two parents struggling to keep their children under control. The cast includes Claire Skinner, Hugh Dennis, Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez. The BBC has now revealed that six new episodes will air later this year, although a return date has not yet been set. A Christmas special of the show will also be broadcast. The announcement was posted on the BBC (more)...

The BBC has announced that it has renewed Outnumbered for a fourth season. The partially-improvised comedy, which has aired on the BBC since 2007, focuses on two parents struggling to keep their children under control. The cast includes Claire Skinner, Hugh Dennis, Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez. The BBC has now revealed that six new episodes will air later this year, although a return date has not yet been set. A Christmas special of the show will also be broadcast. The announcement was posted on the BBC (more)...

London, Jan 16 – Child actor Daniel Roche, who played the title role in BBC1 series ‘Just William’, was targeted by an internet stalker who set up a fake Facebook page in his name.

The stalker used the bogus page to chat to the 11-year-old’s primary school friends and even tried to arrange a meeting with one girl, reports dailymail.co.uk.

But when Daniel’s.

Daniel Roche has suggested that Just William is "timeless". The Outnumbered star, who will play William in a new BBC series, admitted that he had "never wanted a role more". "I think it's timeless," he said. "Most of my friends were very excited when they found out I was to be William because they all love his stories. "I think a lot of children would love to have the freedom that William and the Outlaws have, being able to play in the woods, building dens, (more)...

Screening over Christmas this year will be the new feature-length adaptation by Simon Nye of Richmal Crompton's much-loved mischievous hero Just William. Weaving together a selection of Richmal Crompton's timeless short stories and setting them in the Fifties, Simon has written scripts faithful to her precise portrait of British family life.

The adventures follow William's first encounter with the frilly-yet-formidable Violet Elizabeth Bott; a spot of parrot kidnapping for William's animal lecture; an elaborate plan to dispose of a bad school report; a spot of blackmail; and William's attempt to impress tomboy Dorinda (played by Lottie Bell) with a bit of Shakespeare.

Joining freshly-shorn Outnumbered star Daniel Roche in the title role, are Isabella Blake Thomas as Violet and Robert Foster as Henry. Completing the Outlaws gang are:

13 year old Jordan Grehs from Romford plays Ginger. Jordan appeared in Cbbc drama Scoop and feature film...

This Christmas, a season of autobiographical comic shorts, "Little Crackers", brings some of Britain's best-loved comedy stars to Sky 1 HD.

In a collection of comedic short films, a raft of A-list comedy names write, narrate and star in dramatisations of stories from their pasts. The all-star line-up includes Catherine Tate, Dawn French, Kathy Burke, David Baddiel, Meera Syal and Stephen Fry. Victoria Wood, Bill Bailey and Julia Davis will also pen and star in films that they will also direct.

Stephen Fry will play his former headmaster in a tale from his time at boarding school in "Bunce: A Christmas Tale". The young Stephen will be played by Outnumbered star Daniel Roche (also to be seen this Christmas starring in Just William).

Catherine Tate's film will chart a memory from her primary school when she was denied a part in the Nativity play. But some creative bargaining by her...

The BBC has announced the cast for its new adaptation of Just William. The channel confirmed reports that Outnumbered star Daniel Roche has landed the lead role in the series, which is based on Richmal Crompton's novels. The Thick Of It's Rebecca Front and Linda Green star Daniel Ryan will appear as William's parents, while Warren Clarke and Caroline Quentin will feature as new neighbours the Botts. Denis Lawson, John Sessions and Bruce Mackinnon have signed up to play William's teachers, while Martin Jarvis, who worked on the classic Just William recordings, will narrate the series. Isabella Blake-Thomas will play William's nemesis Violet. Other cast members include Judy Parfitt, Roy Hudd, Harry Melling and Bertie Carvel. Cbbc (more)...

Daniel Roche will play the title role in a new BBC production of Just William, it has been revealed. The 10-year-old, who stars as Ben Brockman in the sitcom Outnumbered, has been cast as William Brown in the television adaptation of the Richmal Crompton story, reports the Daily Mail. Just William producer John Chapman said: "It's not an accident that Daniel Roche's Ben is regarded as the Just William of today." Brown's (more)...

This sitcom is a surprise gem. The set-up of mildly stressed out middle-class parents and their three exasperating children is well-worn territory and there are few driving dramatic incidents. Yet therein lies Outnumbered's charm – it takes very ordinary slice-of-life situations and renders them believable and very funny. Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin's script is well-observed, but the key to the show's success is the kids. Allowed to improvise, Daniel Roche, as anarchic monkey Ben, and scene-stealing Ramona Marquez, who plays Karen, come out with some brilliant unscripted lines that prompt snorts of laughter. It sometimes gets too realistic, so the children's shouting may have you reaching for the volume control.