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List of Not Going Out episodes

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ6592578 ↗
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Not Going Out is a British television sitcom created by, written by and starring Lee Mack as Lee, a man from Lancashire who lives in London. The series premiered on BBC One on 6 October 2006 and has since become the second-longest British sitcom, after Last of the Summer Wine. The supporting cast includes Tim Vine, Sally Bretton, Miranda Hart, Katy Wix, and Hugh Dennis. As of 19 July 2025, 107 episodes of Not Going Out have aired, including eleven specials.

Series overview

Episodes

The original pilot 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.

Docklands era

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)

Walton-on-Thames era

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 prior to the linear broadcast of the first episode, on 23 June 2023.

Countryside era

Series 14 (2025)

This series features another time-jump and location move. All episodes were made available on iPlayer prior to the linear broadcast of the first episode, on 13 June 2025.

Series 15 (2026)

This series coincides with the 20th anniversary of the sitcom since its inception in 2006.

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