It's only Boxing Day but Karen has already made a list of New Year resolutions - including at number four: "Mummy will stop nagging me." Arguably, of course, what the Outnumbered kids actually need is a bit more nagging: the first 15 minutes of the Christmas special comprise an onslaught of unsuitable toys, lost pets ("OK Karen, I promise that if a porpoise is ever stuck under the floor I will rescue it"), and discussions as to whether robbers and/or aliens have stolen Ben's pants. By the time Sue heads out to collect her dad from the home in time for lunch, you do wonder whether she's likely to ever come back.
