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Series 2, Episode 6

Six-year-old Karen is preoccupied with the exact whereabouts of Satan, and Ben falls foul of a hardline football referee.

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Outnumbered. Image shows from L to R: Sue (Claire Skinner), Barbara (Lorraine Pilkington). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Six-year-old Karen is preoccupied with the exact whereabouts of Satan, and Ben falls foul of a hardline football referee.

Meanwhile, Dad is asked to write some propaganda, Mum tries to compete with the impossibly perfect supermum next door and Grandad is alarmed by TV shows that look down people's toilets.

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 20th December 2008
Time
9:45pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

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Saturday 22nd August 2009 8:30pm BBC1
Thursday 28th October 2010 10:40pm Gold
Sunday 5th June 2011 9:40pm Gold
Monday 18th July 2011 11:00pm W
Tuesday 19th July 2011 8:20pm W
Tuesday 9th August 2011 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 9th August 2011 10:40pm Gold
Monday 7th November 2011 10:00pm Gold
Tuesday 8th November 2011 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 20th December 2011 12:20pm W
Tuesday 20th December 2011 6:35pm W
Sunday 25th March 2012 11:40am Gold
Monday 2nd April 2012 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 3rd April 2012 2:20pm Gold
Thursday 31st May 2012 9:40pm Gold
Friday 31st August 2012 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 1st September 2012 12:20am Gold
Sunday 7th October 2012 9:40pm Gold
Monday 8th October 2012 1:00am Gold
Tuesday 13th November 2012 12:20pm W
Tuesday 13th November 2012 6:20pm W
Tuesday 5th February 2013 7:00pm Gold
Tuesday 5th February 2013 11:00pm Gold
Thursday 4th April 2013 9:40pm Gold
Friday 5th April 2013 1:00am Gold
Saturday 20th July 2013 12:20pm W
Thursday 8th August 2013 8:00pm Gold
Friday 9th August 2013 5:20pm Gold
Monday 12th August 2013 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 13th August 2013 5:20pm Gold
Monday 7th October 2013 10:20pm Gold
Tuesday 8th October 2013 8:20pm Gold
Friday 7th November 2014 12:20am Gold
Friday 7th November 2014 2:15am Gold
Wednesday 26th November 2014 10:40pm Gold
Thursday 27th November 2014 1:50am Gold
Friday 19th December 2014 12:45am Gold
Thursday 19th February 2015 11:00pm Gold
Friday 20th February 2015 8:20pm Gold
Monday 22nd June 2015 8:20pm Gold
Tuesday 23rd June 2015 1:20am Gold
Monday 18th April 2016 11:30am Gold
Monday 18th April 2016 6:00pm Gold
Sunday 3rd July 2016 6:30pm Gold
Saturday 9th July 2016 8:20pm W
Sunday 10th July 2016 7:20pm W
Tuesday 19th July 2016 7:00am Gold
Tuesday 19th July 2016 11:55am Gold
Saturday 3rd September 2016 8:20pm W
Sunday 4th September 2016 6:40pm W
Sunday 15th January 2017 7:20pm W
Sunday 26th March 2017 6:20pm W
Sunday 18th June 2017 4:40pm W
Sunday 27th August 2017 7:20pm W
Saturday 25th November 2017 7:20pm W
Sunday 26th November 2017 2:10pm W
Saturday 28th July 2018 8:20pm W
Friday 7th September 2018 11:40pm W
Saturday 27th October 2018 6:00pm W
Sunday 28th October 2018 3:00pm W
Saturday 22nd June 2019 8:20pm W
Sunday 23rd June 2019 6:20pm W
Sunday 8th September 2019 9:20pm Drama
Saturday 5th October 2019 7:00pm W
Sunday 6th October 2019 5:00pm W
Saturday 6th June 2020 7:20pm W
Sunday 7th June 2020 6:20pm W
Saturday 22nd August 2020 6:20pm W
Sunday 23rd August 2020 4:50pm W
Saturday 31st October 2020 6:40pm W
Sunday 1st November 2020 5:40pm W
Saturday 1st May 2021 8:20pm W
Sunday 2nd May 2021 6:20pm W
Saturday 10th July 2021 7:20pm W
Sunday 11th July 2021 6:20pm W
Saturday 18th September 2021 8:20pm W
Sunday 19th September 2021 5:40pm W
Friday 23rd September 2022 7:40am Gold
Tuesday 27th December 2022 4:00pm W
Thursday 2nd March 2023 8:40am Gold
Thursday 2nd March 2023 12:40pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Hugh Dennis Pete
Claire Skinner Sue
Tyger Drew-Honey Jake
Daniel Roche Ben
Ramona Marquez Karen
David Ryall Frank (Grandad)
Lorraine Pilkington Barbara
Guest cast
Jonathan Cullen Headmaster
Writing team
Guy Jenkin Writer
Andy Hamilton Writer
Production team
Guy Jenkin Director
Andy Hamilton Director
Guy Jenkin Producer
Andy Hamilton Producer
Jimmy Mulville Executive Producer
Nigel Williams Editor
Mark Davis Editor
Graeme Story Production Designer
Philip Pope Composer

Video

Red Card Blues

Ben is upset at his dad for badly refereeing his football match.

Featuring: Hugh Dennis (Pete), Daniel Roche (Ben) & Claire Skinner (Sue).

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