Not Going Out
Comedy2006Rated 7.7
Lee is an unambitious slacker who rents a room from his landlady and answers nearly everything with a joke, usually at his own expense, while dates and odd jobs keep landing on him.
Starring Lee Mack, Sally Bretton, Katy Wix
Next season
Season 16announced, no date yet
All at once, last aired Wed, 23 Sept 2026
Is it for me?
A traditional studio sitcom for people who like puns delivered deadpan and do not mind the groans. Lee Mack plays a version of himself and brings his stand-up timing, so the jokes arrive with a live audience laughing right behind them. In one early scene he tries to be serious on a date with an author while his landlady is off at clown school.
Before you start
The early series are a flatshare with a rotating cast; from series 8 it restarts as a suburban family sitcom.
15 seasons, 104 episodes, 30 min each, about 52 hours so far
This show
Lee is an unambitious slacker who rents a room from his landlady and answers nearly everything with a joke, usually at his own expense, while dates and odd jobs keep landing on him.
Starring Lee Mack, Sally Bretton, Katy Wix
Is it for me?
A traditional studio sitcom for people who like puns delivered deadpan and do not mind the groans. Lee Mack plays a version of himself and brings his stand-up timing, so the jokes arrive with a live audience laughing right behind them. In one early scene he tries to be serious on a date with an author while his landlady is off at clown school.
Before you start
The early series are a flatshare with a rotating cast; from series 8 it restarts as a suburban family sitcom.
15 seasons, 104 episodes, 30 min each, about 52 hours so far
Season 16: nothing to list until it's dated
- E01SeriousAired Fri 6 Oct
- E02DeathAired Fri 13 Oct
- E03AussieAired Fri 20 Oct
- E04StressAired Fri 27 Oct
- E05KidAired Fri 3 Nov
- E06CaretakerAired Fri 10 Nov
- S01E01Serious6 Oct 2006
- S01E02Death13 Oct 2006
- S01E03Aussie20 Oct 2006
- S01E04Stress27 Oct 2006
- S01E05Kid3 Nov 2006
- S01E06Caretaker10 Nov 2006