Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lee (Lee Mack), Lucy (Sally Bretton). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions
Not Going Out

Not Going Out

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 2006 - 2023
  • 100 episodes (13 series)

Fast-paced, gag-packed studio sitcom starring Lee Mack and Sally Bretton. Also features Hugh Dennis, Abigail Cruttenden, Geoffrey Whitehead, Deborah Grant, Bobby Ball and more.

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Series 10 - Driving Home For Christmas

Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Lee (Lee Mack)
Lee and Lucy pop out on a last-minute Christmas Eve mission for the kids.

Further details

We all know Christmas simply wouldn't be Christmas without a giant inflatable Santa, an aggressive bull in a field and a terrifying truck driver.

We are straight into seasonal suburban chaos as married couple Lee and Lucy pop out on a last-minute Christmas Eve mission for the kids. With Lucy's father Geoffrey cutting more of a strict and stuffy Victorian gent than usual, and lovely mum Wendy fortunately on hand to temporarily mind the children, surely it will be an uneventful evening? As ever for Lee, things don't quite go to plan with a theft and unexpected trip into deep countryside. Meanwhile at home, Lee's lovably feckless father, Frank also turns up to offer gifts... and his unique festive flavour.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 24th December 2019
Time
10pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
40 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 25th December 2019 11:55pm BBC1
Saturday 19th December 2020 8:00pm Dave
Friday 2nd April 2021 10:00pm Dave
Saturday 3rd April 2021 8:00pm Dave
Thursday 16th December 2021 12:00am BBC1
Thursday 16th December 2021 1:05am BBC1 Wales
Saturday 18th December 2021 9:00pm Dave
Saturday 23rd April 2022 8:00pm Dave
Saturday 3rd September 2022 8:50pm Dave
Saturday 26th November 2022 8:00pm Dave
Sunday 27th November 2022 3:15am Dave
Saturday 25th February 2023 2:35am Dave
Saturday 8th April 2023 8:00pm Dave
Saturday 27th May 2023 8:50pm Dave
Saturday 12th August 2023 8:55pm Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
Lee Mack Lee
Sally Bretton Lucy
Geoffrey Whitehead Geoffrey
Deborah Grant Wendy
Bobby Ball Frank
Francesca Newman Molly
Max Pattison Benji
Finley Southby Charlie
Guest cast
Christopher Sciueref Lorry Driver
Danny-Boy Hatchard Thief
Jamie Kenna Police Officer
Jaz Hutchings Toy Shop Security
Writing team
Lee Mack Writer
Daniel Peak Writer
Simon Evans Writer (Additional Material)
Paul Kerensa Writer (Additional Material)
Simon Griffiths Writer (Additional Material)
Liam Woodman Writer (Additional Material)
Sarah Morgan Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Nick Wood Director
Jamie Rix Producer
Richard Allen-Turner Executive Producer
Lee Mack Executive Producer
Jon Thoday Executive Producer
Rob Aslett Executive Producer
David Finnigan Line Producer
Richard Halladay (as Richard Halladey) Editor
James Dillon Production Designer
Tracey Gillham Casting Director
Leah Archer Costume Designer
Chris Goodger Director of Photography
Carlene Gearing Make-up Designer
Steve Brown Composer
Alex Hardcastle Composer
Julie Sykes 1st Assistant Director
Gregor Sharp Commissioning Editor

Press

This sitcom has long delivered strong festive episodes, and this year's is no different. It should have been a simple Christmas Eve shopping trip to buy an inflatable Santa. Instead, it turns into an endless shaggy dog story, involving petty theft, an aggressive bull, a sinister truck driver and a cargo ship. Can Lee save the day? "That man has kidnapped Christmas, and I'm the SAS!"

Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 24th December 2019

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