The second series of Outnumbered began on 15 November 2008. New characters in the second series include Barbara, the next door neighbour who is meant to be brilliant at raising her children and always highlights Sue's problems, and Jo, a female friend of Jake's, played by Michaela Brooks. Pete and Sue are suspicious that Jo may actually be Jake's girlfriend, although there is no evidence to suggest that Jake and Jo are more than friends. Angela appears less prominently in the second series than in the first, although she still appears in the first episode. Grandad becomes more of a regular, appearing in 5 episodes. Sue's demanding boss, unseen character Veronica, is replaced by another unseen character, Sue's new boss Tyson, who Pete is suspicious of. It is revealed in the final episode of Series 2 that he is a conman.
The third series started on Thursday 8 April 2010 at 9:30pm – 10:00pm on BBC One. Series 3 introduces Pete's mother Sandra, who has a gambling problem, in the first two episodes. Another new recurring character throughout the series is Kelly, a young woman who lives nearby on whom Jake has a crush. Auntie Angela also returns for one episode. Granddad, Barbara and Jo all fail to make reappearances, and the same can be said for recurring character Jane, however, she was mentioned obliquely in episode 2 when Jake says "Jane" is on the phone, and has to tell Pete "not annoying Jane" before he would take the call. This series averaged 4.99 million viewers. The series finale aired on 20 May 2010. A recurring concept throughout the series is the family planning to move house, although this presumably came to nothing, as in Series 4 they are still living in the same house. No episode was broadcast on Thursday 29 April 2010 due to the Prime Ministerial Debate on BBC1.
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Series 4 (2011)
The fourth series started on Friday 2 September 2011 at 9:00pm on BBC One. A Christmas Special has also been filmed.
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Series 5 (2014)
A fifth series of the comedy was commissioned by the BBC on 27 June 2012, despite speculation the show was axed. The fifth series started filming on 22 September 2013, and began airing on BBC One from 29 January 2014. Tyger Drew-Honey and Daniel Roche commented it will be the final series, and was later confirmed by the BBC.
