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
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