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 1, Episode 4 repeated at 9:20pm on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 2,002
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Lee Mack: It's important to keep the British sitcom going
Comedian's show Not Going Out set for 100th episode to air this Christmas.
David Singleton, Broadcast, 17th November 2023Lee Mack unsure of Not Going Out future: "We're having chats"
"We're doing the 100th episode this Christmas, so we are deciding, shall we say, and so are the BBC. We're having chats, so we'll see. One hundred is a lovely round number though, isn't it? I can absolutely confirm I won't be doing 200!"
Lidia Molina-Whyte, Radio Times, 7th September 2023Not Going Out review
Lee Mack's gag machine farce is still a neatly crafted blast from the past.
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 24th June 2023Not Going Out: The enduring appeal of TV comedy's biggest dinosaur
Now the UK's second longest-running sitcom ever, Lee Mack's old-school BBC gag fest has been defying reviewers for more than a decade
Gerard Gilbert, i Newspaper, 23rd June 2023Not Going Out becomes Britain's third longest running TV sitcom
Not Going Out now sits third in the list of British TV sitcoms ordered by the number of series to their name. Only Last Of The Summer Wine and ChuckleVision have run for more series.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd June 2023What's the secret to Not Going Out's success?
A big part of it is its simplicity: Lee Mack is a stand-up by trade.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 23rd June 2023In praise of Lee Mack
I've always liked Lee Mack, but in the last couple of years something weird has happened. I think I've started to love Lee Mack.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd June 2023Not Going Out's future in doubt after 13 series as writer reveals 'it's a nice round number to end on'
Lee Mack says: "We'll have reached 100 episodes by the time we've finished this latest series and - as I am quite obsessive about numbers - that could be a nice, round number to end on. Either that or we go on until we've reached 200!"
Roderick McPhee, The Sun, 29th January 2023Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022 shortlist
The 60 TV and radio programmes shortlisted across the 10 categories in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2022 have been revealed. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 9th January 2023Not Going Out, BBC1, review
Twelve series in, the comic timing is still spot on and the cast have great chemistry but the script just isn't funny as it should be.
Rachael Sigee, i Newspaper, 25th March 2022