Outnumbered fans overwhelmed as unexpected trailer hints at major change in Brockman family-Pierra Willix-Entertainment – Metro

The BBC has released a teaser of the upcoming 2024 Outnumbered special (Picture: BBC)

BBC offered Outnumbered fans an early Christmas present in the form of a surprise trailer for the upcoming special.

After eight years off screen, the sitcom is returning to screens on Boxing Day.

The Brockman family will be back, with mum and dad Pete and Sue (Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner) and kids Karen, Jake and Ben (Ramona Marquez, Tyger-Drew Honey and Daniel Roche) getting together during the festive season

Set at Christmas, the episode will follow the family as they grapple with the challenges of parenting adult children, all of whom have their own lives and problems to deal with.

Written and directed by creators Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton, it sees Sue and Pete try to gather their children together for a traditional family Christmas. But fate, of course, has other ideas.

Following the Strictly Come Dancing final on Saturday night, the BBC released a brief trailer for the special, teasing what’s in store.

The Brockman family are back together after eight years off screen (Picture: BBC)

It appears their now adult children may also have started their own families (Picture: BBC)

It begins with a series of clips from the show in 2009, 2012, 2016 and then the upcoming 2024 special.

In the first Sue despondently says how it’s ‘lovely being surrounded by kids at Christmas’ as she clutches a wine glass and her husband looks tense as a child can be heard screaming in the background.

The next, from 2012, sees Pete trying to encourage his family to ‘do something festive’ to no avail.

Then, in a clip from the upcoming special, he’s seen being picked up by his son before a young girl, potentially his granddaughter, then arrives at the family’s home, while one of his grown sons is seen desperate for a rest while looking exhuasted.

Soon after fans of the series expressed their excitement.

‘The exclusive Gavin and Stacey trailer, an exclusive Outnumbered teaser! It’s too much for this 00’s baby to take!’ Saffron posted on X after the BBC also aired a trailer for the upcoming Gavin and Stacey finale not long before as well.

‘OUTNUMBERED ADVERT I JUST CRIED,’ Elliot shared.

‘ahhhhhh this is so exciting !!!!’ Holly added.

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