Outnumbered (UK TV series) years younger than Pete. The three children are: Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey), the straight man of the family, whose teenage sarcasm and obsession with girls worries his mother, Ben (Daniel Roche), who is hyperactive, a pathological liar, does unusual things, and is always coming up with hypothetical questions like "who would win in a fight between...", and Karen (Ramona Marquez), who asks too many questions, frequently imitates a lot of what she sees on television and criticises nearly everything. Other regular characters include Sue's new age sister, Angela Morrison (Samantha Bond), and their elderly father Frank (David Ryall), referred to as
Outnumbered (UK TV series) that is, as they're not asleep by 10.35pm." In 2008 review in "The Times", Bryan Appleyard described "Outnumbered" as "the best British sitcom in years and among the best ever". "Outnumbered" was nominated for the 2008 ""Broadcast" Award" for "Best Comedy Programme", but lost the award to "The Thick of It". The show was given the "British Comedy Guide Editors' Award" in The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2007 and the "Best Returning British TV Sitcom" in The Comedy.co.uk Awards 2008, beating "Peep Show" by six votes. In 2009, it won the Royal Television Society Award for "Scripted Comedy", and two Broadcasting Press