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
Streaming rank this week: 1,203
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Series 13 - Wilfred
Further details
Brace for yuletide suburban chaos courtesy of Lee and Lucy as Lee throws everything at creating the perfect family Christmas, agreeing to Lucy's wishes to do something charitable and having "a normal Christmas where nothing goes wrong." This moment of festive spirit sees the couple invite Wilfred, a lonely pensioner from the nearby care home, to join them for Christmas dinner. The only instruction is that Wilfred is not, under any circumstances, allowed to drink alcohol...
Given best friends Toby and uptight ice-queen Anna are on hand, as well as Lucy's lovely mum Wendy with curmudgeonly dad Geoffrey, surely Lee can ensure this Christmas runs to plan?
Notes
This is the 100th episode of Not Going Out.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 24th December 2023
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 40 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Monday 23rd December 2024 at 10:40pm on BBC1
Catch-up
Cast & crew
| Lee Mack | Lee |
| Sally Bretton | Lucy |
| Hugh Dennis | Toby |
| Abigail Cruttenden | Anna |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Geoffrey |
| Deborah Grant | Wendy |
| Francesca Newman | Molly |
| Max Pattison | Benji |
| Finley Southby | Charlie |
| David Hargreaves | Old Man in Santa Suit |
| Delroy Atkinson | Neighbour |
| Richard Syms | Wilfred |
| Angela McHale | Care Worker |
| Ketorah Williams | Paramedic |
| 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 |
| Paul Ralph | Line Producer |
| Richard Halladay (as Richard Halladey) | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Tracey Gillham | Casting Director |
| Chris Goodger | Director of Photography |
| Natalie Rogers (as Natalie Rogers-Wenzel) | Costume Designer |
| Carlene Gearing | Make-up Designer |
| Martin Hawkins | Lighting Designer |
| Alex Hardcastle | Composer |
| Steve Brown | Musical Director |
| Gregor Sharp | Commissioning Editor |
Press
Not Going Out, 100th episode review
A hundred episodes is quite some achievement for any UK sitcom. But it also means Lee Mack's remarkably long-lived Not Going Out has come to feel like part of the furniture rather than appointment-to-view TV.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th December 2023Not Going Out, 100th episode review
The second longest-running British TV sitcom is starting to feel repetitive - but it's still a pleasant farce.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 24th December 2023