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 7, Episode 9 - Lucy

Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Lee (Lee Mack). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions
Lee spends time in the bar with Toby worrying that the woman of his dreams is drifting further away.

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Broadcast details

Date
Friday 19th December 2014
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 1st August 2015 10:50pm BBC1
Saturday 1st August 2015 11:20pm BBC1 Scot
Sunday 2nd August 2015 11:00pm Dave
Monday 3rd August 2015 9:00pm Dave
Saturday 16th April 2016 12:20am Dave
Saturday 14th May 2016 10:20pm Dave
Monday 28th November 2016 2:15am Dave
Monday 28th November 2016 11:20pm Dave
Saturday 1st April 2017 7:20pm Dave
Sunday 2nd April 2017 3:30am Dave
Thursday 11th May 2017 10:20pm Dave
Thursday 18th May 2017 10:20pm Dave
Saturday 9th September 2017 8:20pm Dave
Thursday 28th September 2017 10:20pm Dave
Saturday 25th November 2017 7:40pm Dave
Sunday 26th November 2017 3:40pm Dave
Saturday 19th October 2019 2:30am Dave
Saturday 19th October 2019 9:20pm Dave
Saturday 8th February 2020 9:20pm Dave
Saturday 13th June 2020 9:20pm Dave
Saturday 10th October 2020 8:20pm Dave
Saturday 6th February 2021 8:20pm Dave
Saturday 24th April 2021 9:20pm Dave
Saturday 21st August 2021 8:40pm Dave
Saturday 19th February 2022 7:20pm Dave
Saturday 25th June 2022 8:40pm Dave
Saturday 22nd October 2022 9:20pm Dave
Monday 2nd January 2023 1:00am Dave
Friday 27th January 2023 2:40am Dave
Saturday 17th June 2023 9:20pm Dave
Saturday 30th September 2023 9:20pm Dave
Saturday 10th February 2024 10:20pm Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
Lee Mack Lee
Sally Bretton Lucy
Hugh Dennis Toby
Abigail Cruttenden Anna
Katy Wix Daisy
Guest cast
Sarah Thom Gillian
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

But you're not even a couple?

Toby asks Lee if he and Lucy ever got close to being more than friends.

View this clip on the BBC website

Featuring: Lee Mack (Lee) & Hugh Dennis (Toby).

Press

Radio Times review

A peach of a series finale, running in real time with Lee Mack in his favourite spot at the bar throughout. Lucy (Sally Bretton) is on her way to a restaurant for a job interview, and if she gets the role she'll be leaving for good. So Lee and Toby (Hugh Dennis) ponder life for Lee without Lucy. Should he run next door and hammer on the window, like Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate? Can he even admit he loves her?

The show's detractors say it's just a heap of puns with no soul. Not tonight. The underlying theme of the lackadaisical joker using silliness as a defence mechanism is blown open. Yet the gags - and there are many brilliant ones - never, ever stop.

Jack Seale, Radio Times, 19th December 2014

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