Outnumbered

Outnumbered
The title card from the first episode.
Genre	Comedy-drama Sitcom
Created by	Andy Hamilton Guy Jenkin
Developed by	Hat Trick Productions
Written by	Andy Hamilton Guy Jenkin
Directed by	Andy Hamilton Guy Jenkin
Starring	Hugh Dennis Claire Skinner Tyger Drew-Honey Daniel Roche Ramona Marquez Samantha Bond David Ryall Rosalind Ayres
Composer(s)	Philip Pope
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	5
No. of episodes	35 (+ 5 shorts) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jimmy Mulville Jon Rolph
Producer(s)	Andy Hamilton Guy Jenkin Pat Lees
Location(s)	West London
Cinematography	Martin Hawkins Rob Kitzmann
Editor(s)	Mark Williams Mark Davis Nigel Williams Steve Tempia Simon Reglar
Running time	30 minutes 40 minutes (specials)
Production company(s)	Hat Trick Productions BBC
Distributor	BBC
Release
Original network	BBC One BBC One HD
Original release	28 August 2007 – 5 March 2014 Specials: 27 December 2009–present
External links
Website

Outnumbered is a British sitcom starring Hugh Dennis as a father and Claire Skinner as a mother who are outnumbered by their three children (played by Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez). There were five series, which aired on BBC One during 2007–2014.

Produced by Hat Trick Productions, Outnumbered was written, directed and produced by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, although parts of the show are semi-improvised. The adult actors learn the scripts, while the children are given last-minute instructions by the writers instead.

The programme has received critical acclaim for its semi-improvisational scripting and realistic portrayal of children and family life. Ratings have been average for its time slot, but the series has won a number of awards from the Comedy.co.uk awards, the Royal Television Society, the British Comedy Awards and the Broadcasting Press Guild. The first four series and the two Christmas Specials have been released on DVD. Plans for an American adaptation were announced in February 2009, but as of September 2016^[update] this has not materialised. The original series began airing in the US on BBC America on 30 July 2011, as well as airing on PBS stations.

Other regular actors and actresses have reprised roles as supporting characters throughout the five series. Samantha Bond has appeared in all series as Auntie Angela, Sue's sister. David Ryall has appeared as Grandad, Sue and Angela's father in series 1 and 2 as well as the Christmas Specials in 2009 and 2011. Rosalind Ayres has appeared as Gran, Pete's mother in series 3, series 4 and the Christmas Special in 2012. Hattie Morahan has appeared in series 1 and 2, as well as the Christmas Specials as Jane.