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Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lee (Lee Mack), Lucy (Sally Bretton). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions
Not Going Out

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 1 repeated Saturday at 9pm on U&Dave
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 962

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Not Going Out series 4 episode 6 review

Not Going Out goes out with a bang. Note to BBC: please don't let this be the last episode...

Simon Brew, Den Of Geek, 10th February 2011

Tim Vine wants to quit Not Going Out

Tim Vine has reportedly told Lee Mack that he wants to quit hit BBC One sitcom Not Going Out - putting a fifth series of the show in jeopardy.

British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2011

Not Going Out series 4 episode 5 review: Fireworks

As Not Going Out nears the end of its current run, the show throws a mysterious woman into the mix...

Simon Brew, Den Of Geek, 4th February 2011

Have You Been Watching... Not Going Out?

Lee Mack's sitcom is a crowd-pleaser with integrity - and this series is even more joyously silly than the previous three.

Julia Raeside, The Guardian, 3rd February 2011

Blog: Getting Arrested

I remain a big fan of the show and I watched the show again the other night, catching up on the first episode - and laughed out loud, very loud, several times. But I was wondering why I still didn't love the show...

James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 31st January 2011

Not Going Out series 4 episode 4 review

A slight change of cast, as marriage guidance counselling takes a sinister turn in the latest Not Going Out...

Simon Brew, Den Of Geek, 27th January 2011

Not Going Out series 4 episode 3 review

What I really enjoy about Not Going Out is that, no matter what the backing scenario for a particular episode is, it can generate 10-12 really solid laughs per instalment.

Simon Brew, Den Of Geek, 21st January 2011

Not Going Out series 4 episode 2 review

You can say what you like about Not Going Out, and I'm a fully signed up fan of the show, but its hit rate and laugh count consistently impress. And it did once more, again, in last night's episode.

Simon Brew, Den Of Geek, 14th January 2011

Beware of pretty blondes carrying cups. That's as much as we can tell you without giving away too much. Not Going Out's metrical banter is, as ever, irritatingly vintage, but there's an unusually high good-joke count tonight, and an amusing flashback to a 1980s house party. "You look like a cross between a white Michael Jackson and Gloria Hunniford," says Lee when he meets bewigged host Tim for the very first time. In another key scene, Lee beats up a mini-golf windmill. Repeated exposure to Not Going Out does soften you up, but it's risk-averse and formulaic.

Ruth Margolis, Radio Times, 13th January 2011

Lee Mack: I'm bothered by the existence of Twitter

Lee Mack talks about Not Going Out and why he's bothered about the existence of Twitter.

Andrew Williams, Metro, 13th January 2011

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