Hugh Dennis (Mock the Week) and Claire Skinner (Coma) will return as Sue and Pete, the parents of three unruly children, who have now fled the nest and are living independent lives as adults.
Tyger Drew-Honey (Cuckoo), Daniel Roche (Just William), and Ramona Marquez (The King’s Speech) will return as Jake, Ben, and the iconic younger sibling Karen.
Hugh Dennis presents a second series of The Great British Dig, joining a team of expert archaeologists as they dig up lost history beneath the back gardens of Britain.
To commemorate the landmark birthday, we take a look back at the society's humble beginnings and the evolution of television over the past 90 years.
It's been three years since Outnumbered was on our screens, but this Christmas brings us a 40-minute special of the BBC One comedy.
It's Boxing Day and the Brockman family have to carry out a special mission for Grandad. They encounter many problems along the way and if the adults can't sort things out the children will have to. Starring Claire Skinner and Hugh Dennis this is sure to be a Christmas favourite. Hugh Dennis has said: "I can't wait to re-join our TV nucleus, and what better place to experience the full joy of family life than stuck in the family car."
Comedian Hugh Dennis aired the thoughts of many trying to navigate the new television landscape when he introduced this session. In a video diary shown to conference delegates, he was seen stuck inside a room for a month. His task was to watch all the content available to modern audiences.
“Watching telly used to be so easy,” he complained. “Four channels, maybe five – everyone watched the same thing in the same place at the same time, unless your family was at the cutting edge of technology and had a VCR.”
