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

It's Boxing Day and the Brockman family have to carry out a special mission for Grandad. They encounter car problems, child problems, parent problems, emotional problems and World War Two. If the adults can't sort things out the children will have to. Like all families, everything has changed and everything remains the same.

Written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, the creators of Power Monkeys and Drop The Dead Donkey, Outnumbered stars Hugh Dennis (Mock The Week, Fleabag, Not Going Out), Claire Skinner (Power Monkeys, Inside No. 9, Critical), Tyger Drew-Honey (Citizen Khan, Cuckoo, Tyger Takes On), Daniel Roche (Casualty, Just William, Little Crackers) and Ramona Marquez (Enid, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The King's Speech). Guest stars include Daisy Edgar-Jones (Cold Feet), Ruth Madeley (The Level), Mark Benton (The Halcyon), Katherine Jakeways (Tracey Ullman), Martin Trenaman (PhoneShop) and Miles Jupp (Rev).

Hugh Dennis comments: "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."

Claire Skinner adds: "I am so happy to be back dipping into the Brockmans’ lives again - it is like putting on a big comfy jumper."

Outnumbered is written, directed and produced by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. The Executive Producers are Jimmy Mulville for Hat Trick and Gregor Sharp for the BBC.

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