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Do You Know Everything About Outnumbered?

Deepa Kartha
A BBC sitcom, Outnumbered is the story about a fictional nuclear family living in South London. Check out your knowledge about this popular show with this fun quiz.
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Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin came together for a second time after their previous collaboration, Drop the Dead Monkey, came to an end in 1998.
Show Creators
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Jake, Ben, and Karen are the three children of Pete and Sue. Outnumbered offered a realistic portrayal of children. The show was semi-improvised to capture the children's natural reactions.
Child Characters
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Hugh Dennis, a standup comedian, actor, and writer, played the role of the father, Pete, while Claire Skinner, an English TV actress, played the role of the mother, Sue.
Main Characters
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Outnumbered is a sitcom about the life of the Brockmans, a middle-class family that lives in Chiswick. The show is named Outnumbered, as the 3 unruly kids outnumber the two parents.
Family Name
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Pete Brockman is a teacher who teaches history at an inner-city school in the show Outnumbered.
Father's profession
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Outnumbered first aired in August 2007 and ran for five series. The last episode of the 5th series was aired in March 2014. Additionally, there were 2 Christmas Specials as well
Broadcast Date
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Grandad Frank, played by David Ryall, suffers from dementia. Once he sets the kitchen on fire and has to be moved to a residential care home. Grandad is showed to have passed away in the 2016 Christmas Special.
Grandad's Condition
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Pete's mom, Sandra is shown to be addicted to online poker in Series 3. Sandra Brockman is played by Rosalind Ayre.
Pete's Mother
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Angela Morrison, Sue's older sister, comes to London claiming to take care of their father. However, she returns to the USA after she loses her dad at the farm and also because she gets dumped by her boyfriend.
Sue's Sister
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The clever and sporty Jo is Jake's friend and is often seen to do homework and play with him during the first few series. She is not seen after Series 3, as they have a fallout when Jake fails to lie for her.
Jake's Crush
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Karen, the youngest child and only daughter of Pete and Sue, is played by Ramona Marquez. She won the British Comedy Award for the Best Female Comedy Newcomer along with two other awards in 2009.
The Youngest Child
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In Series 1, Jake was 11, Ben was 7, and Karen 5, while in Series 5, they were 17, 13, and 11 respectively.
Child Actors
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Veronica is Sue's (who is a personal assistant) boss in Series 1. She is an unseen character who is quite demanding. Sue resigns from the job at the end of Series 1.
Sue's Boss
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Angela is shown to be married to Brick in Series 3. Apart from becoming a wife, she also acts as a mother to Brick's children.
Angela's Husband
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