Not Going Out - Series 1 Page 13

Quote: Rob B @ July 4, 2007, 3:58 PM

Looked at the TV recordings site and it seems that they've dropped the American bird for somebody called Sally Bretton? Didn't like the American bird to start with, but after I got used to the accent I thought she was pretty good, and she was hot looking too. Not sure it will be the same

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Hi Rob. Welcome to the site.

I was a bit of a fan of Megan Dodds (the American) in a visual sense too Sally Bretton is quite easy on the eye too though thankfully (you may have seen her in Green Wing playing Kim or as Donna, the new girl in The Office).

- versus -

Tough one.

Incidently here's some details about the forthcoming read throughs...

Not Going Out Exclusive Read-throughs
- visit www.tvrecordings.com to book your FREE tickets online.

We have a strictly limited number of FREE tickets available for exclusive read-throughs for the Rose d'Or and RTS award-winning sitcom NOT GOING OUT starring BAFTA winners LEE MACK and TIM VINE, and this series introducing SALLY BRETTON and MIRANDA HART.

Now that his flatmate Kate has moved back to America, Lee (LEE MACK) is faced with homelessness when his best mate and landlord Tim (fellow BAFTA winner and stand-up, TIM VINE) puts the apartment up for sale.

Unable to buy the flat himself due to his enduring inability to earn a steady income, Lee is forced to rent the spare room from the flat's new owner, Tim's ambitious younger sister Lucy (SALLY BRETTON). Unsurprisingly, the arrangement turns out to be far from perfect.

Sibling rivalry turns into full-on anxiety as Tim quickly becomes suspicious of Lee's feelings for his kid sister, whilst Lucy grows more and more worried about her brother's inability to get an acceptable girlfriend - or a promotion. To top it all, happy-go-lucky Lee starts to seriously question the suitability of his new flatmate's boyfriend.

The read-throughs take place on the 18, 19, 20 July at The Gate Theatre, Notting Hill Gate Tube – doors open at 19:00.

Quote: Mark @ July 4, 2007, 10:14 PM

Sally Bretton

- versus -

Megan Dodds

Tough one.

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Not that hard, surely? (No pun intended.)

Yay! I love Miranda Hart.
I think she was Lee's acupuncturist.

Quote: ContainsNuts @ June 9, 2007, 4:13 PM

I think the writers must of intended it to be like that.

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I had the honour of chatting to one of the writers, before the sitcom had been broadcast, and he was saying how when he was explaining to Lee how,
"This line sets up this line"
Lee would just say,
"Yeah but that line needs to be a gag too"
Still, I think he enjoyed the challenge - and it certainly reaped rewards.

Quote: Greg Sammons @ July 5, 2007, 6:21 PM

Still, I think he enjoyed the challenge - and it certainly reaped rewards.

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As it happens, if you flick back through this thread a bit you'll find a couple of posts from Andrew on here. He was also kind enough to let us interview him - as a general note to everyone it's worth a read: (interview)

I don't know if anyone else has asked this on a previous page and quite frankly I can't be arsed to go through that many pages to check. Is there any news on a DVD release for this?

Not that I know but aren't the repeats still on?

No David; they finished at least a month ago.

Re DVD, nothing definite as yet, but almost certainly out just in time for the new series (and of course Christmas rush).

There shouldn't be a huge wait then.

Miranda Hart is bloody awful.

Hope they don't change it too much - it's quite American the way they've made positive and assertive alterations really, not many shows address problems within the structure.

Hi All

FYI Series 1 being repeated next week on BBC HD

Did not have HD when this was 1st broadcast so looking forward to it

Re Dave

For more of your information

HD stuff can now be downloaded via iPlayer, and I believe pretty much all computer monitors are capable of displaying High Def (correct me if I'm wrong) so you should be able to download it and experience HD for the first time (if, like me, you've never seen it before).

Then you can no-doubt relay your disappointment here

(Obviously, this is assuming they will allow downloading of it at all)

Dan

Sorry

Radio Times said Series 1, but my Freesat EPG & the BBC website says its Series 2, maybe Series 1 was never shot in HD?

Shame I was looking forward to seeing S1 in glorious HD....

S1 is available on DVD for £3.93 at Asda today (and today only by the looks of it)

http://www.asda-dailydeals.co.uk/

Oo, nice, thanks!