Not Going Out ''Not Going Out'' is a British television British sitcom, sitcom created, written by and starring Lee Mack. It has aired on BBC One since 2006 and is the second-longest-running British sitcom, behind ''Last of the Summer Wine'' (1973–2010). Th ...

'' is a British television sitcom created by, written by and starring

Lee Mack Lee Gordon McKillop (born 4 August 1968), known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian and actor, famed for his quick wit. Mack’s better known work includes creating, writing and starring in sitcom ''Not Going Out'', and featuring ...

as Lee, a man from

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who lives in

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. The series premiered on

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on 6 October 2006 and has since become the second-longest British sitcom, after ''

Last of the Summer Wine ''Last of the Summer Wine'' is a British sitcom set in Yorkshire created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of ''Comedy Playhouse'' on 4 January 1973, and the first seri ...

''. Supporting cast includes Tim Vine, Sally Bretton, Miranda Hart,

Katy Wix Katy Victoria J Wix (born 28 February 1980) is a Welsh actress, writer, author and artist. Her television roles include Carole in '' Stath Lets Flats,'' Mary in ''Ghosts'', Barbara in ''Ted Lasso'', and Jules in '' Big Boys''. She has also ap ...

, and Hugh Dennis.

Series overview

Episodes

The original

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has not been released; it was directed by Alex Hardcastle and Nick Wood, written by Lee Mack and Andrew Collins, and featured Catherine Tate in the role of Kate.

Series 1 (2006)

Series 2 (2007)

Series 3 (2009)

''This episode was first broadcast on Comedy Central Extra on 24 July 2009, as the station had acquired and broadcast series 3 in its entirety; the BBC held back the episode to the intended 23 December broadcast date.''

Series 4 (2011)

Series 5 (2012)

Series 6 (2013)

Series 7 (2014–15)

Series 8 (2017)

Series 9 (2018)

Series 10 (2019)

Series 11 (2020–21)

Series 12 (2021–22)

Series 13 (2023)

All episodes were made available on BBC iPlayer at 6am. Episodes still broadcast on BBC One every week.

Series 14 (2025)

This series will feature another time-jump and location move. All episodes were made available from 6am on BBC iPlayer before transmission of the first episode "House Move", Episodes will still broadcast every week on BBC One.

Series 15 (2026)

Prior to the fourteenth series airing, the BBC announced that Not Going Out had been renewed for a 6x30 minute fifteen series set to air in 2026. Series 15 will also see the show celebrate its 20th anniversary.https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8361/not-going-out-series-14-evolves-plus-series-15-confirmed/#google_vignette

Ratings

Miscellaneous

Notes

References

External links

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