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 13, Christmas Special repeated at 10:40pm on BBC1
Episode menu
Series 3 - Absent Father Christmas
Lee's father turns up at the flat unannounced. This is the man who walked out of the family home when Lee was four, never paid his maintenance and ate Lee's goldfish.
Further details
Lee wants him out of the flat but Lucy tells him that the only way forward is to forgive and forget. Unfortunately, Lee's dad's behaviour makes this virtually impossible for Lee to achieve.
Notes
This episode was first broadcast at the end of Series 3 repeats by digital channel Comedy Central Extra before having been broadcast on the programme's original home channel, BBC One. It first surfaced there later that year.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 24th July 2009
- Time
- 11:40pm
- Channel
- Comedy Central Extra
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Lee Mack | Lee |
| Sally Bretton | Lucy |
| Bobby Ball | Frank |
| Tim Vine | Tim |
| Katy Wix | Daisy |
| Miranda Hart | Barbara |
| Thomas Gater | Little Lee |
| 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) |
| Milton Jones | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Nick Wood | Director |
| Jamie Rix | Producer |
| Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
| Lee Mack | Executive Producer |
| Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
| Richard Halladay (as Richard Halladey) | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Steve Brown | Composer |
| Alex Hardcastle | Composer |