Even before the first series of Outnumbered had come to an end – and, as it was shown on consecutive nights over two weeks, it came to an end pretty quickly – there were many of you calling for more. And, at long last, fellow Outnumbered fans, more is on its way: the second series of this delightful, surprising and laugh out loud sitcom comes to our screens on Saturday – so don’t say you didn’t get enough warning!

Check back on Wednesday for our Hugh Dennis interview!

As you can tell, I am one of the many who have been waiting for a second series of Outnumbered, but I am happy to admit that I was not, at first, entirely convinced that we would see it return. It slipped out into the schedules with so little fanfare that I was concerned that the BBC weren’t completely behind it, and that they might have just let disappear. I think, in fact, that it was people-power that made sure that Outnumbered was recommissioned – just look at the number of comments that our reviews received! Well done you!

In celebration of your wondrous power, we have a couple of Outnumbered-related interviews coming up this week for you to savour. Our head honcho Mr Hirons has spoken to Hugh Dennis (who plays dad Pete), and I had a lovely little chat with the brains behind the whole show, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin. Keep an eye out for them over the week, and remember to come and share your thoughts on the first episode at the weekend.

Oh, and far be it from me to say what you should all do with your hard-earned cash, but the first series of Outnumbered comes out on DVD a week today!