Outnumbered kids look very different as cast reunite for first TV appearance in EIGHT years ahead of Christmas special

THE Outnumbered kids are all grown up as they reunited for their first TV appearance in EIGHT years.

The Brockman family will return to screens this Christmas for a festive one-off special as we catch up on the family's latest shenanigans.

Ahead of the highly-anticipated episode, Hugh Dennis, Claire Skinner and their telly kids Tyger Drew-Honey, Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez all appeared on The One Show.

Vastly different from their child-like early days, they teased big changes for the popular family.

Claire - who plays mum Sue, teased: "Well we find that they've downsized, they're now living in a smaller house because the kids have moved out.

"However, they are grandparents so we find them at Christmas welcoming their family back and an extra member of the family."

When asked if the kids are still testing their parents, Daniel Roche said: "I don't know, I think it's quite hard to keep parents on their toes as much as eight-year-old Ben was, it was that level of meance... I don't know if I could even replicate that."

But you're a little bit older and we're starting to gravitate to that point where the kids are actually trying to start help out and support the parents."

Actor Hugh, 62, then jokingly interjected: "What, you're saying we're slightly infirm?!"

Tyger Drew-Honey, whose character Jake is now a dad, hinted he'll grow closer to his own dad in the Christmas special.

He explained: "I think there's certainly an aspect of Jake having become a dad and suddenly relating to his parents a bit more and like 'oh my gosh this is what you guys had to go through, I feel for you and I'm sorry' sort of thing.

"I think that allows Jake to see his parents as more so real people and not just these invincible figures in his life that are there to give him care but actually he's about to go through the same chaotic few years as them."

Outnumbered first aired in 2007 and ran until 2014 with five series produced.

A one-off Christmas special was broadcast on 26^th December in 2016 so fans have been eagerly awaiting this reunion.

The BBC dropped the first-look trailer for the new episode sharing a glimpse of what's to come.

Initially the show garnered critical acclaim for being partly improvised by stars Hugh and Claire, who also worked from scripts, where the children were given last minute instructions.

The series was praised for its realistic portrayal of children and family life and has won several awards including The Royal Television Society, the British Comedy Awards and the Broadcasting press guild awards.

Since we last saw Hugh and Claire on screen together, the pair have become a real-life couple.