Outnumbered (UK TV series) 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. In June 2012, "Outnumbered" was recommissioned for a Christmas special in 2012. A fifth and final series was commissioned and
Carry On Christmas Specials Carry On Christmas Specials The Carry On Christmas Specials were four one-off specials produced for Thames Television made in 1969, 1970, 1972 and 1973. They brought the cast and formula of the Carry On films to a television production. The first special, "Carry On Christmas", was broadcast in 1969. It was filmed shortly after the completion of Carry on Up the Jungle and featured the same main cast from that film. It was scripted by long-term "Carry On" author Talbot Rothwell. The story was an irreverent take on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", featuring Sid James as Scrooge. The 'Christmas