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
- New Year Special repeated Tuesday 31st December at 9pm on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 634
Episode menu
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Further details
An action-packed episode at the end of last year saw Lee finally tie the knot with his long-suffering landlady and object of his affections, Lucy.
One year on, a heavily pregnant Lucy is three days overdue with their first baby when they find themselves mistakenly caught up in a robbery at the local department store along with Lee's dad Frank dressed as Santa's elf, uber-ditzy friend Daisy, and neighbours Toby and Anna.
Locked in and faced with a dangerous robber wearing a Father Christmas latex mask, they need to come up with an escape plan before things take a turn for the worse. With plenty of screaming and hiding in Santa's grotto, will Lee's actions and usually ill-thought-out ideas get them into even more trouble?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 24th December 2015
- Time
- 10:45pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 45 minutes
- Recorded
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- Thursday 10th December 2015 at Curzon Soho (Screening)
Cast & crew
| Lee Mack | Lee |
| Sally Bretton | Lucy |
| Hugh Dennis | Toby |
| Abigail Cruttenden | Anna |
| Bobby Ball | Frank |
| Katy Wix | Daisy |
| Ryan Oliva | Robber |
| Matt Emery | Bill |
| Anthony Adjekum | Mike |
| Clive Hickey | Santa |
| Lee Mack | Writer |
| Daniel Peak | Writer |
| Nick Wood | Director |
| Jamie Rix | Producer |
| Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
| Lee Mack | Executive Producer |
| Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
| Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
| Richard Halladay (as Richard Halladey) | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Steve Brown | Composer |
| Alex Hardcastle | Composer |
Press
Radio Times review
And you thought Not Going Out ended for good last Christmas when hopeless slacker Lee actually did the right thing for once and married the long-suffering Lucy.
But no, everyone is back for a special episode with a festive theme. A year on from the wedding and Lucy (Sally Bretton) is heavily pregnant, three days overdue with her and Lee's first baby. But the poor woman can't simply put her feet up and await the birth, she and Lee (Lee Mack) are embroiled in a hold-up at a department store. Their captor is Father Christmas himself.
All of the regulars return, including the estimable Katy Wix as dopey Daisy, and the gag count is as high as ever.
Alison Graham, Radio Times, 16th December 2015