Sitcom · 2000s
Outnumbered
Christmas Special 2009
Burglars, a missing hamster and a mechanical hand: Boxing Day at the Brockmans.
- Family-safe
- Good for kids
Content note: No BBC guidance warning. Gentle family chaos with the odd joke that sails over young heads.
BBC One
2009
First shown 27 Dec 2009
- First shown
- 27 December 2009
- Channel
- BBC One
- Runtime
- 39 mins
- Genre
- Sitcom
Where to watch
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It is Boxing Day at the Brockmans' and Santa has paid a visit, along with some burglars. Karen is obsessing over a missing hamster, Ben is causing havoc with a mechanical hand, Jake and Mum are trying to find Grandad, and Dad is preparing for dinner guests, some welcome and some very much not. The children's ad-libbed dialogue is as gloriously unpredictable as ever, and it all builds into a proper seasonal farce. Anyone who has ever lost something or someone on Boxing Day will recognise every minute.
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