A Christmas dinner so chaotic even the burglars were selective about what they stole.
It's Boxing Day and already Karen is making New Year resolutions - chiefly for others - and the family have been burgled,though selectively,causing Sue to cheat on the insurance claim. Sue and Jake go to collect Grandad from the retirement home where he now lives,only to find he has sloped off to the pub again with Scots mate Mac. Sue ends up asking Mac back for dinner though his thick accent creates a language barrier for Karen. Sue's divorced friend Jane is also invited and though the children fail to appreciate her present for them,a goat donated to Oxfam,Pete feels sorry for her and is glad that the Brockmans have given a Christmas to lonely strangers - until a W.P.C. turns up with another old boy who has gone walkabout.
Acting
Ramona Marquez as Karen steals every scene with terrifying precocity.
Writing
Dialogue so densely packed it rewards multiple viewings.
Director
Andy Hamilton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is actually a Christmas special episode of 'Outnumbered,' not a standalone film—explaining the 39-minute runtime and TMDB's confused 0.0 rating.
The 'goat to Oxfam' gift reflects a real early-2000s charitable trend that British middle-class families weaponized passive-aggressively.
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