So, who knows, this may well be both the first and last Christmas special.
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If it is, it’s comfortably up to the standard of the two full series we’ve enjoyed so far, as we descend upon the Brockman family – Pete (Hugh Dennis), Sue (Claire Skinner) and their unruly offspring Ben, Jake and Karen (Daniel Roche, Tyger Drew-Honey and Ramona Marquez) – on a less than blissful Boxing Day.
Karen’s hamster is missing – and so is grandad Frank. And Pete is not entirely in the festive spirit.