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Outnumbered Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2014 - 2016
Episode 0
Christmas Special 2024
43 mins
In a moment of adversity, Sue and Pete gather everyone together and try to celebrate a traditional family Christmas.
Episode 1
Rites of Passage
28 mins
Karen has started secondary school but is not settling in as she feels academically inferior, plus she is worried that her missing hamster may be trapped under the floor-boards. Ben on the other hand is over-joyed as he has landed the lead in his school play, a musical version of 'Spartacus' whilst Jake is in disgrace for getting a tattoo which looks like a spider. Sue sends emails to the parents of Karen's school-mates , which does not help but Pete comforts his daughter with a heart to heart.
Episode 2
K for Victory
28 mins
Karen indulges her competitive instincts, Ben delves into the mysteries of human psychology and Jake appoints himself as a parenting expert. Meanwhile, Mum falls victim to a dysfunctional printer and Dad is hounded by a vigilant Daily Mail reader.
Episode 3
House of Hormones
28 mins
Pete's 21 year old god daughter Stacey from Australia is staying and sets Ben's pulse racing as she walks around the house in only a towel. Pete thinks it time for Ben to have a chat about the facts of life - from Jake but Jake is more interested in persuading his parents to let girlfriend Alex stay over. Everybody except Pete is delighted when Sue agrees to mind a friend's baby - nicknamed the Werewolf - overnight, prompting Karen to ask awkward questions about child-birth and again raise the topic of her lost hamster. Ultimately Jake regrets his decision when other girlfriends get in touch, possibly tipped off by Sue, whilst Pete is happy to give the baby back to his mother and Ben is happy with a final revealing glimpse of Stacey.
Episode 4
Into the Wilderness
28 mins
Pete takes Ben on a camping weekend but is shocked to find that Ben has left all their food behind as he intends to catch their meals using traps - though in the event he only catches a pair of doggers. Sue meanwhile is angry with Stacey for encouraging Karen to worry about her body image and resolves the situation with a one way ticket to Scotland for Stacey. She also has to take drastic action when Jake claims that he wants to go on a gap year purely because he has lost his university application form and is too lazy to find it.
Episode 5
Communication Skills
29 mins
Sue is trying to organize a conference so it falls to Pete to let Karen in after school but he has to go to buy a central heating pump so rings Jake to come home. Jake has lost his Oyster card and has no cash so this requires a call to Ben, only for Pete to find himself speaking to a Chinese tourist who has found Ben's lost phone. Karen is delayed as the headmistress keeps her back to upbraid her for rubbishing the school rules. Nonetheless she still manages to get in ahead of Pete whilst Ben ends up asking the Chinaman and his wife round for tea.
Episode 6
Spartacus the Musical
29 mins
Grandad is very ill, bringing Angela back from America, with toy boy Tommy, whom she met at Sunday school. Sue is immediately rattled when Angela makes plans for their father as well as claiming that he recognized her when he failed to recognize Sue. After Tommy and Stacey decide to tour Europe Angela returns to the States and the family goes to see Ben in his school musical, 'Spartacus'. Ben is surprisingly nervous but a pep talk from Karen gives him the confidence to put on a good show. Sue and Pete also learn that, thanks to Jake, Angela has been persuaded to write a huge cheque that will solves all their worries about Grandad.
Episode 7
Christmas Special 2016
40 mins
The Brockmans are on their way to scatter Grandad's ashes at his favourite seat but following a car accident take refuge in a pub where Jake lands Pete in trouble when he decides to split from girl-friend Kate and Karen exposes the supposedly injured driver of the other car as a fraud. After Pete has also antagonized potential saviour Billy Spaz and Jake has sprung another surprise on the family they manage to get going, thanks to cheery landlord Brian, but when they arrive at the site for the scattering they are in for a shock.