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.
- Series 9, Episode 6 repeated tomorrow at 9pm on Dave
Streaming rank this week: 2,236
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Series 7 - Wedding
Further details
In this action-packed episode, Frank drags Lee on a wild night out on the town - with disastrous consequences, involving a traffic cone, arm wrestling on a zebra crossing and slow dancing together to a Whitney classic.
The police are also interested in a potentially stolen item in Lee's possession. Can our favourite loveable layabout talk his way out of this spectacular mess and still make the most important appointment of his day?
Notes
This episode included some of the final scenes to be filmed at Teddington Studios.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 24th December 2014
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 45 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 27th December 2014 | 11:35pm | BBC1 |
| Monday 3rd August 2015 | 10:20pm | Dave |
| Sunday 27th December 2015 | 9:20pm | Dave |
| Saturday 16th April 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 27th June 2016 | 2:45am | Dave |
| Monday 19th December 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 20th December 2016 | 2:00am | Dave |
| Sunday 25th December 2016 | 12:00am | Dave |
| Saturday 1st April 2017 | 8:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 25th May 2017 | 9:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 16th September 2017 | 7:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 26th October 2019 | 8:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 15th February 2020 | 8:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 20th June 2020 | 8:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 17th October 2020 | 7:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 6th February 2021 | 9:00pm | Dave |
| Sunday 7th February 2021 | 2:50am | Dave |
| Friday 30th April 2021 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 1st May 2021 | 8:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 21st August 2021 | 9:20pm | Dave |
| Saturday 19th February 2022 | 8:00pm | Dave |
| Sunday 20th February 2022 | 2:00am | Dave |
| Saturday 2nd July 2022 | 8:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 29th October 2022 | 8:10pm | Dave |
| Sunday 30th October 2022 | 3:00am | Dave |
| Monday 2nd January 2023 | 1:40am | Dave |
| Saturday 28th January 2023 | 2:30am | Dave |
| Saturday 24th June 2023 | 8:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 7th October 2023 | 8:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 17th February 2024 | 9:00pm | Dave |
Cast & crew
| Lee Mack | Lee |
| Sally Bretton | Lucy |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Geoffrey |
| Deborah Grant | Wendy |
| Bobby Ball | Frank |
| Tim Vine | Tim |
| Katy Wix | Daisy |
| Simon Dutton | Guy |
| Melanie Gutteridge | Amy (Lesbian Neighbour) |
| Andy Linden | Neighbour |
| Laura Aikman | Debbie |
| Vilma Hollingbery | Betty (Old Lady) |
| Jay Simpson | Stretch |
| Toby Longworth | Paul |
| Phil Cornwell | Police Officer |
| Tommy Cannon | Vicar |
| 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) |
| 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
I Know What You Think Of Me...
Geoffrey questions if Lee is good enough to marry Lucy.
View this clip on the BBC website
Featuring: Lee Mack (Lee) & Geoffrey Whitehead (Geoffrey).
Press
Radio Times review
Slacker Lee, in pyjama bottoms, slumped in front of the telly, eating cereal straight from the box, is at the eye of a big festive occasion. But his pint-sized Death Star, his dad Frank (the peerless Bobby Ball) looms large. Or, rather, small.
Inevitably, this means the pair of them get drunk, and their night on the tiles is encapsulated in a brilliant montage of increasing degradation. It's a classic Not Going Out sequence in an episode that's surprisingly poignant. Maybe it's something to do with the time of year.
There are loads of great gags from Lee Mack, the human joke-rocket-launcher, while the stately Geoffrey Whitehead, as Lucy's fridge-freezer father, steals every scene. And watch out for some special guests...
Alison Graham, Radio Times, 24th December 2014