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) ridiculous carry-on of "My Family", it's much more low-key and realistic. In fact it's so low-key, nothing actually happens, which could well be a nod to "Seinfeld" – the touchstone of all great sitcoms. The getting ready for school chaos is like "Supernanny: The Movie" only with nicer children. It's also taken a leaf out of "Curb Your Enthusiasm's" book with large chunks of improvisation – although the strongest language you'll find here is "ponk". Kevin Maher of "The Times" dismissed the programme, saying it was not funny or dramatic enough. He wrote: "Outnumbered" was at its most meretricious. For