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.
- Due to return for Series 14
- Series 4, Episode 3 repeated tomorrow at 9:40pm on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 1,970
Episode menu
Resolutions
Further details
It's New Year's Eve and we join Lee and Lucy, Lee's lovably feckless father Frank, generally put upon Toby, the ever uptight Anna, Lucy's occasionally pompous father Geoffrey and an unusually high-spirited mother Wendy as they wait for the traditional midnight... trifle?
When parlour games are suspended in favour of a no-holds-barred round of new rear's resolutions, the fireworks might be in the house when friendly suggestions on how to improve individual behaviour are received with not a lot of festive spirit. Will it be a happy new year for Lee and Lucy in suburbia?
Notes
This episode features the laughter track from a virtual audience.
This episode is dedicated "in memory of our friend Bobby Ball (1944 - 2020).
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 30th December 2020
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 45 minutes
Cast & crew
| Lee Mack | Lee |
| Sally Bretton | Lucy |
| Hugh Dennis | Toby |
| Abigail Cruttenden | Anna |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Geoffrey |
| Deborah Grant | Wendy |
| Bobby Ball | Frank |
| 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) |
| Nick Wood | Director |
| Jamie Rix | Producer |
| Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
| Lee Mack | Executive Producer |
| Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
| Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
| Emma James | Line Producer |
| Richard Halladay (as Richard Halladey) | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
| Leah Archer | Costume Designer |
| Carlene Gearing | Make-up Designer |
| Martin Hawkins | Lighting Designer |
| Steve Brown | Composer |
| Alex Hardcastle | Composer |
| Roger Planer | Composer |
| John McBurnie | Composer |
| Gregor Sharp | Commissioning Editor |
Press
Review: Not Going Out
Well I guess if one sitcom title sums up 2020 it's this one. And they've given us a sort of socially distanced lockdown episode to see out the old year and see in the new (albeit a day early) with the entire cast including Bobby Ball all in one room throughout the special.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th December 2020Not Going Out Christmas special review
Old-school festive chuckles, with the late Bobby Ball as cheeky as ever.
Catherine Pearson, Radio Times, 30th December 2020