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Not Going Out

  • TV Series
  • 2006–
  • TV-14
  • 30m
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Not Going Out (2006)
The mishaps of slacker Lee and the love of his life, Lucy along with their friends & family.
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The mishaps of slacker Lee and the love of his life, Lucy along with their friends & family.The mishaps of slacker Lee and the love of his life, Lucy along with their friends & family.The mishaps of slacker Lee and the love of his life, Lucy along with their friends & family.

  • Creator
    • Lee Mack
  • Stars
    • Lee Mack
    • Sally Bretton
    • Katy Wix
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    8.5K
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    1,707
    368
    • Creator
      • Lee Mack
    • Stars
      • Lee Mack
      • Sally Bretton
      • Katy Wix
    • 65User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Lee Mack
    Lee Mack
    • Lee
    • 2006–2025
    Sally Bretton
    Sally Bretton
    • Lucy
    • 2007–2025
    Katy Wix
    Katy Wix
    • Daisy
    • 2007–2015
    Hugh Dennis
    Hugh Dennis
    • Toby…
    • 2014–2023
    Tim Vine
    Tim Vine
    • Tim
    • 2006–2014
    Abigail Cruttenden
    Abigail Cruttenden
    • Anna
    • 2014–2023
    Deborah Grant
    Deborah Grant
    • Wendy
    • 2007–2023
    Geoffrey Whitehead
    Geoffrey Whitehead
    • Geoffrey
    • 2011–2023
    Francesca Newman
    • Mollie
    • 2017–2023
    Bobby Ball
    Bobby Ball
    • Frank
    • 2009–2021
    Max Pattison
    • Benji
    • 2017–2023
    Finley Southby
    • Charlie
    • 2017–2023
    Miranda Hart
    Miranda Hart
    • Barbara…
    • 2006–2009
    Angela McHale
    • A.I. Doll's Voice…
    • 2006–2025
    Megan Dodds
    Megan Dodds
    • Kate
    • 2006
    Simon Dutton
    Simon Dutton
    • Guy
    • 2007–2014
    Max Willis
    • Jack
    • 2017–2022
    Rebecca McCall
    • Flo Shaffington
    • 2012
    • Creator
      • Lee Mack
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    8miaalike

    Consistent comedy, classical style

    Start with the first series. They are filled to the brim with Lee Mack's signature humour, there is also Miranda, and Tim Vine and later on the Daisy character. It is simply consistent. Good bread at the table of entertainment. Not too heavy, not superficial, because it manages to stay witty and clever most of the time. Then Tim leaves. The show goes a bit low, a bit more, but, hey, it is Lee Mack that carries it and so he does further. Enter new characters. Later on, the series makes a huge jump, in terms of premise and it feels somehow stuck for quite a few seasons. But hey, since it did not gave up, and because it became our friend, we can keep watching. Then it hits here and there a few better episodes. Too much bickering... a much waited Christmas special... a clever plot... a few stale episodes. Overall it is great that is goes on. Good news, the most recent series seems to have hit the jackpot with fresh jokes and fresh situational comedy. This sets up good expectations for the next one (series 12).
    10Voetsek

    Very Funny

    Few and far between in the last decade; a British comedy that is funny. Lee Mack on top form, Tim Vine, less frenetic compared to his stand up but excellent nonetheless and Megan Dodds playing the role of the straight man(woman) perfectly. Anyone who has seen or heard Lee Mack will know that when he plays restrained in this he could be about to explode with even funnier lines. Ditto for Tim Vine but in terms of the speed of delivery of his jokes. Any complaints about the US style scene links - nice shots of London by day and night - are just carping. If you don't like this then go to the other end of the spectrum and watch My Family. Robert Lindsay and all those responsible for that turd of a "sitcom" should watch Not Going Out, realise that My Family is a crime against humanity and kill themselves. Lee Mack for PM!
    9Sleepin_Dragon

    A comedy corker, Mack and co truly keep coming up with the goods.

    Not going out is proof that British sitcoms can still be funny. There was a definite (and still is) baron period in Britcoms, Not going out proved a welcome show to our screens. Series one feels a little at odds to the rest of the show, Series one focused mainly on the cultural differences between Lee and Kate. Enter Lucy in Series two and the whole dynamic of the show changed. I love the entire cast, I am missing Tim Vine very much, but I just love Katy Wix, her scatty character is just too funny. I'm a huge fan of Lee Mack, I genuinely get and love his brand of humour.

    For me the highlights have been episodes 'Camping' and 'The House,' a Christmas special from a few years back. Both are genuinely among the funniest things I have ever seen.

    Brilliantly written, beautifully performed 'Not going out' is a definite winner. Let's hope another series returns soon.
    8hicster-29076

    Can still be funny

    I realize they had to update the show with kids, but the show is at its best with the adults. or maybe its the writers. bring back Daisy :)
    bs3dc

    Finally, a BBC comedy with some laughs in it!

    "Not Going Out" has a very simple set-up. Kate, a successful American lives with her friend Lee, a hopeless, almost unemployable layabout Northerner. Also on the scene is her ex-boyfriend Tim, a Southerner who cheated on her with a younger woman. Cynically the inclusion of an American sounds like a way of introducing it to the overseas market, but it works quite well as a large amount of the humour comes from the chalk and cheese relationship of the characters, especially between Lee and Kate. Most of the laughs come from fast-paced joke telling, no surprise to anyone who has seen Tim Vine on stage as he holds the Guiness World Record for the most jokes told in an hour. All the leads are very good at the delivery, with Megan Dodds managing to keep up well with the two stand-up comedians.

    The first episode was pretty poor, but was just good enough for me to take a look at the second. I am extremely glad I did since the series improved continually from then on.

    While being far from perfect, "Not Going Out" is rare these days for being an original comedy and one with some good laughs in it. With the schedules being clogged with sitcoms that stopped being funny a number of series ago (My Family, My Hero) and ones that were should never have got a second series (The Green Green Grass) and even those so-called comedies that were first aired on BBC3 because they are complete garbage (Tittybangbang) this stood out from the crowd.

    I hope this gets another series as it is truly one of the very few new comedies in 2006 that I think deserves another chance. More work needs to be done on the story lines as there is often not enough narrative in each episode to carry it through without seeming forced, but there is the potential here for a really great comedy.

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    • Trivia
      Lee Mack's son Arlo McKillop guest starred in the 2013 Christmas special The House (2013).
    • Connections
      Featured in Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: Episode #11.6 (2006)
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      Written by Alex Hardcastle

      Performed by Stephen Triffitt (uncredited)

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    • Release date
      • September 25, 2006 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Никаких свиданий
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Avalon Television
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      • 30m
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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