Karen

Karen is Pete and Sue's regal daughter. She has a talent for interrogation, often asks adults the most bizarre off-the-wall questions which completely throw them off balance ("Dad... are shadows made of atoms?" being one rather thoughtful example).

Some of Karen's innocent questions are actually rather probing and, if answered correctly, would be rather embarrassing for the adults involved.

Karen is of an age where she has an interest in everything... including nits. At one point she wanted to keep one as a pet!

Karen doesn't yet subscribe to the 'being polite' social skills that adults must endure - and thus she doesn't hide the fact she doesn't really like Auntie Angela, much to the embarrassment of her parents.

She is also 7 in series 3

Jake

Who's Jake
Jake is wise beyond his years - he seems to know about everything. The trouble with having so much knowledge is that Jake frequently manages to bring a halt to a conversation by recalling a scare-mongering story from the newspaper. Whether it be contracting bird flu, or the odds of a particle physics laboratory creating a black hole which will destroy the world, Jake manages to bring the mood down.

Jake is almost always seen plugged into a laptop or iPod - the gadgets acting as a good distraction from his bickering family.

Having just started a new school, Jake is clearly more scared about what lies ahead than he is letting on. There are suspicions that Jake is struggling to make friends at secondary school and is being bullied, but when probed by his dad Jake always responds that he is fine.
Jake is  meant to be 13 in series 3 he hates his parents
karen always backs him up trying to look grown up
but it never works annoyingly the picture of Jake here
is when he was 11 his brother is called Ben

Out Numbered

Out Numbered

Ben, Sue, Karen, Jake, Pete, Auntie Angela, Frank and Barbara!!!