OUTNUMBERED viewers have slammed its Christmas special as they took aim at the children’s acting.
The beloved BBC sitcom returned to screens on Boxing Day for the first time since 2016.
But while fans were looking forward to seeing the Brockman clan all grown up.
However, they were left rocked when it was revealed that Pete was suffering from prostate cancer.
The character, played by comedian Hugh Dennis, was left to break the news to his three children.
While the upsetting scenes left fans devastated, they also slammed the special and Ramona Marquez, Daniel Roche and Tyger Drew-Honey’s acting.
Posting on social media, one said: “After 8 long years, that #Outnumbered special reunion was… weird. Completely the opposite of #GavinAndStacey! It was nice to see the characters again, but who on earth thought bringing back a beloved comedy show just to give the dad cancer with no resolution was a good idea?“
A second wrote: “It was really bad, felt flat, awkward and not funny at all.”
“Absolutely awful waste of time. Dreadful script, dreadful acting, one of the worst programmes on tv all year,” said a third fan.
While a fourth commented: “I REALLY wanted to love it…. but Jane and Karen had to CARRY that thing on their backs. It felt like all the children had forgotten how to act and I literally started awkward giggling because the jokes were so flat.”
As the Outnumbered Christmas special episode kicked off, fans saw how Sue and Pete had been living in a brand new much smaller house since Jake, Ben and Karen had all flown the nest.
But it wasn’t just those two living there – with the infamous Jane having spent a total of NINE weeks lodging alongside the couple – much to their obvious chagrin.
THE Christmas Day ratings battle was won by Gavin and Stacey: The Finale – with 12.5million viewers and climbing.
Part two of the 2019 BBC special was must-watch telly on Christmas Day.
It spelled the end of Ruth Jones and James Corden‘s series for ever – 17 years after it was first created.
It was a big day for the BBC, with the return of Wallace & Gromit after 14 years bringing in 10m for Vengeance Most Fowl.
And it was a huge Christmas for EastEnders – with an astonishing 8.7m watching Cindy Beale clobbered with a shovel and left for dead.
EastEnders’ huge bounce comes as a result of being aired after Gavin and Stacey.
Just 2.8m tuned in to watch Gail Platt’s goodbye on Coronation Street.
Meanwhile some 5.1m watched The King’s Speech, and 6.9m sat down for the Call The Midwife Christmas Special.
