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 6, Episode 3 - Therapy

Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Frank (Bobby Ball), Lee (Lee Mack). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions
When Lucy enrols at Night School on a training course in counselling, Lee takes advantage of her new-found skill to help patch things up with his father. But the joint therapy sessions throw up more questions than answers.

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Broadcast details

Date
Friday 19th April 2013
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 4th April 2014 9:00pm Dave
Saturday 5th April 2014 12:40am Dave
Tuesday 8th July 2014 10:20pm Dave
Sunday 28th September 2014 9:20pm Dave
Monday 17th November 2014 10:00pm Dave
Tuesday 18th November 2014 2:15am Dave
Friday 27th March 2015 9:00pm Dave
Monday 15th June 2015 12:20am Dave
Monday 15th June 2015 9:20pm Dave
Sunday 13th December 2015 10:20pm Dave
Saturday 20th February 2016 12:20am Dave
Saturday 20th February 2016 9:20pm Dave
Saturday 4th March 2017 7:00pm Dave
Thursday 6th April 2017 10:20pm Dave
Saturday 5th August 2017 8:20pm Dave
Sunday 6th August 2017 2:00am Dave
Thursday 24th August 2017 10:00pm Dave
Saturday 4th November 2017 7:00pm Dave
Sunday 5th November 2017 5:40pm Dave
Saturday 3rd March 2018 8:20pm Dave
Thursday 29th March 2018 10:00pm Dave
Saturday 22nd September 2018 10:20pm Dave
Sunday 30th December 2018 9:20pm Dave
Friday 22nd March 2019 10:40pm Dave
Saturday 23rd March 2019 8:20pm Dave
Saturday 21st September 2019 8:00pm Dave
Saturday 4th January 2020 9:50pm Dave
Saturday 2nd May 2020 9:20pm Dave
Saturday 5th September 2020 9:20pm Dave
Wednesday 30th December 2020 11:20pm Dave
Saturday 2nd January 2021 9:20pm Dave
Sunday 3rd January 2021 3:15am Dave
Saturday 17th July 2021 9:20pm Dave
Saturday 8th January 2022 9:20pm Dave
Saturday 14th May 2022 9:20pm Dave
Saturday 10th September 2022 9:20pm Dave
Saturday 17th December 2022 8:40pm Dave
Sunday 12th February 2023 3:20pm Dave
Thursday 21st September 2023 9:55pm Gold
Friday 22nd September 2023 12:35am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Lee Mack Lee
Sally Bretton Lucy
Bobby Ball Frank
Katy Wix Daisy
Writing team
Lee Mack Writer
Daniel Peak Writer
Simon Evans Writer (Additional Material)
Paul Kerensa Writer (Additional Material)
Dave Cohen Writer (Additional Material)
Simon Griffiths Writer (Additional Material)
David Isaac Writer (Additional Material)
Liam Woodman Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Nick Wood Director
Jamie Rix Producer
Richard Allen-Turner Executive Producer
Lee Mack Executive Producer
Jon Thoday Executive Producer
Chris Sussman Executive Producer
Rob Aslett Executive Producer
Richard Halladay (as Richard Halladey) Editor
James Dillon Production Designer
Steve Brown Composer
Alex Hardcastle Composer

Video

Lee in therapy

Lucy is learning about counselling, so Lee quizzes her on various symptoms.

View this clip on the BBC website

Featuring: Lee Mack (Lee) & Sally Bretton (Lucy).

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