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
- Christmas Special repeated tomorrow at 2am on U&Dave
Episode menu
Series 10 - Driving Home For Christmas
Further details
We all know Christmas simply wouldn't be Christmas without a giant inflatable Santa, an aggressive bull in a field and a terrifying truck driver.
We are straight into seasonal suburban chaos as married couple Lee and Lucy pop out on a last-minute Christmas Eve mission for the kids. With Lucy's father Geoffrey cutting more of a strict and stuffy Victorian gent than usual, and lovely mum Wendy fortunately on hand to temporarily mind the children, surely it will be an uneventful evening? As ever for Lee, things don't quite go to plan with a theft and unexpected trip into deep countryside. Meanwhile at home, Lee's lovably feckless father, Frank also turns up to offer gifts... and his unique festive flavour.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 24th December 2019
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 40 minutes
Cast & crew
| Lee Mack | Lee |
| Sally Bretton | Lucy |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Geoffrey |
| Deborah Grant | Wendy |
| Bobby Ball | Frank |
| Francesca Newman | Molly |
| Max Pattison | Benji |
| Finley Southby | Charlie |
| Christopher Sciueref | Lorry Driver |
| Danny-Boy Hatchard | Thief |
| Jamie Kenna | Police Officer |
| Jaz Hutchings | Toy Shop Security |
| Lee Mack | Writer |
| Daniel Peak | Writer |
| Simon Evans | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Paul Kerensa | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Simon Griffiths | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Liam Woodman | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Sarah Morgan | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Nick Wood | Director |
| Jamie Rix | Producer |
| Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
| Lee Mack | Executive Producer |
| Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
| Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
| David Finnigan | Line Producer |
| Richard Halladay (as Richard Halladey) | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
| Leah Archer | Costume Designer |
| Chris Goodger | Director of Photography |
| Carlene Gearing | Make-up Designer |
| Steve Brown | Composer |
| Alex Hardcastle | Composer |
| Julie Sykes | 1st Assistant Director |
| Gregor Sharp | Commissioning Editor |
Press
This sitcom has long delivered strong festive episodes, and this year's is no different. It should have been a simple Christmas Eve shopping trip to buy an inflatable Santa. Instead, it turns into an endless shaggy dog story, involving petty theft, an aggressive bull, a sinister truck driver and a cargo ship. Can Lee save the day? "That man has kidnapped Christmas, and I'm the SAS!"
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 24th December 2019