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, Episode 7 repeated Saturday at 9pm on U&Dave
Episode menu
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
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.
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