Growing pains! Ramona Marquez displays her transformation from little girl to tween as Outnumbered prepares to bow out
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It’s gearing up for its fifth and final series after a six-year spell on the BBC.
Indeed, popular sitcom Outnumbered returns on January 29 for the first of six episodes that provide a fitting send-off for beleaguered parents Sue and Pete Brockman and their three children – Jake, Karen and Ben.
The show has developed a solid fan-base since launching in 2007, and as the programme as gained popularity its three young stars have grown up on screen.
Fans have seen actors Tyger Drew-Honey, who plays Jake, Ramona Marquez, who plays Karen, and Daniel Roche, Ben, steadily mature during its six year run, and their transformation is driven home in a trailer for the new series.
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Changing times: Fans have watched the three young stars grow into adolescents during the show's run
As they were: The family have changed considerably since Outnumbered launched on the BBC in 2007
Growing up: Ramona as she looks in the new series of Outnumbered (L) and on the red carpet in 2011 (R)
Oscillating from past to present, the brief clip highlights the journey all three have taken since stepping into their roles, with 12-year-old Ramona – seven when the show first aired – revealing the most significant change.
The youngster looks markedly different to the primary school pupil we first saw, with her tousle-haired locks replaced with a brunette fringe.
Ramona, winner of the Best Female Comedy Newcomer Award at the British Comedy Awards in 2009, is now an adolescent with a pet hamster called Tommy.
Going through changes: Tyger Drew-Honey seen left in 2009 with Ramona, and right, as chisel-jawed teenager for the final series
Oldest child Tyger has turned into a handsome 18-year-old – and the actor in question has enjoyed consistent TV work since making his first appearance in the BBC show.
Last year he played a randy teenager in BBC Three comedy Cuckoo alongside comedian Greg Davies, actress Helen Baxendale and American star Andy Samberg.
Co-star Daniel has also grown significantly from the eight-year old boy who first graced our screens.
The actor, now 14, has shot up in height – even appearing to be taller than screen father Hugh Dennis in promotional shots for the new series.
The kid's alright: Daniel Roche, seen left in 2010 as a cute curly-haired kid, and right, the mop is intact with early signs of a moustache
Outnumbered bows out having won numerous awards, amongst them the British Comedy Guide Editors Award at The Comedy.co.uk Awards in 2007 and the Royal Television Society Award for Scripted Comedy.
Despite being set in leafy, middle-class Chiswick, West London, the show is filmed further south in Wandsworth.
Getting older: (L-R) Daniel Roche, Tyger Drew-Honey, Claire Skinner, Hugh Dennis and Ramona Marquez return for the final series of Outnumbered on Wednesday evening
Taking a bow: The Brockman family bow out after six successful years on the BBC
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