Outnumbered fans are on the edge of their seats, as the much-beloved Brockman family makes a return to screens after nearly ten years with a festive special. The Christmas episode will showcase Pete and Sue Brockman managing life in a smaller home as their kids have flown the coop.
On Wednesday's Morning Live show, BBC audiences were treated to an exclusive first look at the holiday special, which sees one of the characters facing a significant choice. The preview features an adult Karen (Ramona Marquez) contemplating a name change due to its stereotypical connotations. She tells her parents: "Karen is the archetypal name for an entitled middle-aged woman.".
Her father, Pete (Hugh Dennis) responds with wry humour, commenting: "I'm sorry, we'd meant to teleport into the future to check on that when we christened you.". Taking her daughter's proposal seriously, Sue (Claire Skinner) enquires about the new name Karen is considering. Before Karen can answer, Pete jokingly suggests: "Morticia is nice.".
Elsewhere in the teaser, viewers see Pete, Karen, and their son Ben (Daniel Roche) getting into the Christmas spirit as they deck out their tree. But it's not all tinsel and baubles as usual as the family's choice of decoration raises some eyebrows, reports Express.
Pete is visibly puzzled by the unconventional replacement for the traditional star, prompting Karen and Ben's query. He replies: "I don't know, it just doesn't seem right.". The peculiar decoration is then revealed, no less than a miniature version of football star Harry Kane crowning the tree. When the sneak peek came to an end, presenters Helen Skelton and Rav Wilding could hardly keep their joy under wraps, excitedly anticipating the full episode.
