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A fourth series of six episodes was filmed from late September to early November 2010. Miranda Hart did not return as Barbara, as filming of the second series of ''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]'' was also taking place.<ref>[http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/not_going_out/ Miranda Hart to miss Not Going Out 4] [[British Comedy Guide]] 12-Mar-2010</ref> The series began airing on 6 January 2011.<ref name="s4start">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk1/unplaced.shtml#unplaced_not|title=Network TV BBC Week 1: New this week|publisher=BBC|accessdate=17 December 2010}}</ref> The series sees Lee and Tim thrown into a drugs deal after Tim accidentally takes someone |
A fourth series of six episodes was filmed from late September to early November 2010. Miranda Hart did not return as Barbara, as filming of the second series of ''[[Miranda (TV series)|Miranda]]'' was also taking place.<ref>[http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/not_going_out/ Miranda Hart to miss Not Going Out 4] [[British Comedy Guide]] 12-Mar-2010</ref> The series began airing on 6 January 2011.<ref name="s4start">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/2011/wk1/unplaced.shtml#unplaced_not|title=Network TV BBC Week 1: New this week|publisher=BBC|accessdate=17 December 2010}}</ref> The series sees Lee and Tim thrown into a drugs deal after Tim accidentally takes someone else's coat in a nightclub, Lee and Tim discovering that either one of them could have a long-lost daughter, Lee accidentally agreeing to let a porn film be shot in his and Lucy's flat, Lee having to organise a fireworks display and return an elderly woman to her son, and Tim and Lucy's parents' rough patch in their 40 year marriage. The series finished with a near death experience for Lee, who later organises a date with Lucy. |
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| Created by | Lee Mack |
| Directed by | Alex Hardcastle (Series 1-2) Nick Wood (Series 1, 3-5) |
| Starring | Lee Mack (Series 1 onwards) Tim Vine (Series 1-5) Sally Bretton(series 2 onwards) Katy Wix(series 2 onwards) Miranda Hart (Series 2-3) Megan Dodds (Series 1) Simon Dutton (Series 2) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 5 (as of 2012) |
| No. of episodes | 33 (as of 11 May 2012) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Teddington Studios, London |
| Running time | Approx. 30 minutes |
| Production company | Avalon Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | First run: 6 October 2006 - 23 December 2009 Second run: 6 January 2011 - present |
| Related | |
| The Sketch Show | |
Not Going Out is a British television sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2006. Starring Lee Mack, Tim Vine, Sally Bretton, Miranda Hart and Katy Wix, it was initially written by Mack, Andrew Collins, Paul Kerensa, Simon Evans and Peter Tilbury, but now features contributions from other writers. The first series was directed by Hardcastle and Wood, the second series exclusively by Hardcastle, and the third, fourth and fifth series exclusively by Wood.
It was originally cancelled by the BBC in 2009.[1] However, the BBC revisited the decision in December of the same year and renewed the show for a fourth series, which aired from 6 January 2011.[2] A fifth series began airing from 13 April 2012. A sixth series has also been confirmed[3] for broadcast in 2013, and a seventh has been confirmed, presumably for 2014.[4] The show has been sold to 120 countries.[5]
Plot
Series One (2006)
Lee, unambitious and unmotivated, goes from one job to another, living off the good graces of his Californian landlady Kate, with whom he shares a flat in London. It is not long before they find that their friendship is changing into something more. The situation is somewhat complicated by the fact that Lee's best friend Timothy Gladstone Adams, an accountant from Henley, is Kate's ex-boyfriend (they broke up when he left her for a fling with 23-year-old Emma) and he wants to repair their relationship. Lee is torn between pursuing his growing feelings for Kate and remaining loyal to his increasingly paranoid friend.
Series Two (2007)
Kate has gone back to America leaving Tim with a flat and lodger he cannot afford to keep. Tim's sister Lucy Adams, a head hunter recently back from ten years abroad, buys the flat and becomes the new landlady and flatmate to Lee.[6] Tim also hires a cleaner, Barbara, to clean the flat. In "Gay", the series' second episode, 51-year-old Guy first appears and he soon becomes Lucy's boyfriend. Lee, now an ice-cream seller, later appears to fall for Lucy. In the last episode Tim and Lee are convinced Guy is a gangster and has been smuggling diamonds but it turns out that he was having a diamond engagement ring made for Lucy planning to propose on a romantic holiday. Lee leaves the airport thinking Lucy has said yes to Guy but she returns saying that she was too young to get married and that she had split up with Guy. There was also a Christmas Special in 2007 which introduced Tim and Lucy's parents for the first time. In episode 6, Lee meets a woman called Daisy at speed dating, who later appeared to fall for Tim. Although at the time it seems that she will be a one-time character, she reappears in the Christmas special as Tim's girlfriend.
Series Three (2009)
The third series sees Lee trying to pursue Lucy, usually egged on by Barbara he invariably ends up making things worse for himself. We also witness Lucy questioning her sexuality, which shocks Lee. Tim's girlfriend Daisy also becomes more of a fixture in series three. In the last episode Lucy is about to marry Pavlov Petrietskivadorski the mechanic so he can stay in the country however she realises that she's made a mistake and Lee gets Barbara to marry Pavlov instead, the last scene is of them driving off together for their honeymoon in India. Barbara is seen back in the flat, wanting to go off with Lee's dad, Frank, who is seen in the last episode, which was broadcast as a Christmas Special on 23 December 2009. Lucy and Lee kiss under the mistletoe.
Series Four (2011)
A fourth series of six episodes was filmed from late September to early November 2010. Miranda Hart did not return as Barbara, as filming of the second series of Miranda was also taking place.[7] The series began airing on 6 January 2011.[2] The series sees Lee and Tim thrown into a drugs deal after Tim accidentally takes someone else's coat in a nightclub, Lee and Tim discovering that either one of them could have a long-lost daughter, Lee accidentally agreeing to let a porn film be shot in his and Lucy's flat, Lee having to organise a fireworks display and return an elderly woman to her son, and Tim and Lucy's parents' rough patch in their 40 year marriage. The series finished with a near death experience for Lee, who later organises a date with Lucy.
Series Five (2012)
Following the airing of series 4, the Daily Mirror published rumours that Tim Vine wished to quit the show.[8] In an interview with TV channel Dave, Tim Vine revealed that a fifth series was being written,[9] and thus disproved the rumour. The British Comedy Guide also confirms the recommissioning with information from "show insiders".[10] The fifth series, consisting of six episodes, was filmed between November until 22 December 2011. The fifth series began airing on BBC One on Friday 13th April 2012 at 21:30pm.
Series Six (2013)
A sixth series has already been confirmed by the BBC which is yet to be written for 2013.[4] Tim Vine will not appear in this series, as he has decided to focus on other projects.[citation needed]
Series Seven (2014?)
In May 2012, a seventh series was reported to have been commissioned, but Lee Mack denied this on 19th May 2012 appearing on BBC Radio 5Live. Mack stated that a sixth series has been confirmed but that this is the only series being worked on at present, with efforts being made to secure a seventh series.
Main/recurring characters
| Actor/Actress | Character | Occupation | Notes | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Mack (Thomas Gater as a child in flashbacks) | Lee | Unemployed (was previously an ice cream man) | Lucy's lodger (originally Kate's lodger) | All episodes |
| Tim Vine | Timothy Gladstone Adams | Corporate Accountant | Lee's best friend | All episodes |
| Sally Bretton (Ruby Stokes as a child in flashbacks) | Lucy Adams | Headhunter | Tim's sister and Lee's landlady/ flatmate | All episodes from Series 2 onwards |
| Katy Wix | Daisy | Hair dresser | Tim's girlfriend | Introduced in "Dating", and appears in all future episodes except "Gangster", "Pregnant" and "Neighbour" |
| Miranda Hart | Barbara Petrietskivadorski | Self-employed cleaner | Cleaner | All episodes from Series 2 until the 2009 Christmas special, except "Baby" |
| Megan Dodds | Kate | Book publisher | Tim's ex-girlfriend | All episodes in Series 1 |
| Timothy West/Geoffrey Whitehead | Geoffrey Adams | Retired | Tim & Lucy's father | Introduced in "Murder at Christmas" and reappears in "Party", "Marriage", "Dancing", "Dads" and "Drunk" |
| Simon Dutton | Guy | Businessman | Lucy's boyfriend | Introduced in "Gay" and appears in all episodes until "Gangster", except "Dating" |
| Deborah Grant | Wendy Adams | Unknown | Tim and Lucy's mother | Introduced in "Murder at Christmas" and reappears in "Party", "Marriage", "Dancing" and "Drunk" |
| Bobby Ball | Frank | Mascot/temporary shopping centre Father Christmas | Lee's father | Introduced in "Absent Father Christmas", and reappears in "Life on Mars Bars" and "Dads" |
Production
Most of each episode is shot on set in front of an audience at Teddington Studios in southwest London. There are two main sets: the flat and the bar that Lee and Tim frequently visit. Outdoor shots and real indoor location shots have also been used on occasion. The Fourth and fifth series were shot at the BBC Television Centre.
The show is filmed in HDTV and, since series 4, airs simultaneously on BBC One HD. Previous to this, the show was not simulcast on BBC HD, but shown on BBC HD 30 minutes after the BBC One airing.
A lot of the humour is based on word play and double entendres delivered in a deadpan manner. This is the comedy style Lee Mack and Tim Vine have used both in stand-up and in The Sketch Show, to the extent that an occasional one-liner from their solo performances is slipped in. This is mostly one sided with Kate/Lucy typically being the victims of the joke. Sight gags are also frequently used, while gags and witticisms are incorporated into almost every line of script.
For the first series, episodes were written by Mack and Andrew Collins, with members of the cast credited for additional material. Series 2 saw Simon Evans and Paul Kerensa join the writing team. It was Mack and Collins's job to write most of the episode's material with Evans and Kerensa 'gagging' them up. Series 3 saw the writing team expanded, with Darin Henry, Daniel Peak and Simon Dean contributing to the main episodes (all co-written with Mack); the "gag writing" team was also expanded, from two members to as many as eight, not counting the main writers, on a single episode.
In the original pilot of the series, which has not been aired, the part of Kate was played by Catherine Tate. This is referenced in the third episode of Series 1, where Kate says, 'It's like we're an entity. There's no Tim. There's no Kate. We're just one thing called... Tate.'
The theme song is performed by Frank Sinatra impersonator Stephen Triffitt.[11]
The flat Lee and Kate/Lucy live in is No 17. In a DVD commentary for the first series, it was mentioned that "Number 17" was originally considered as a title for the series, before the name "Not Going Out" was decided on.
DVD releases
| Series | No. of Discs | Year | No. of Episode | Release Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 2 | Region 4 | |||||
| Complete Series 1 | 1 | 2006 | 6 | 22 October 2007 | 13 May 2009 | |
| Complete Series 2 | 2 | 2007 | 8 | 2 February 2009 | 9 December 2009 | |
| Complete Series 3 | 2 | 2009 | 8 | 27 September 2010[12] | 5 May 2011 | |
| Complete Series 4 | 2 | 2011 | 6 | 14 February 2011 | — | |
| Complete Series 5 | 2 | 2012 | 6 | 21 May 2012[13] | — | |
| Complete Series 1 & 2 | 3 | 2006 & 2007 | 14 | 2 February 2009 | — | |
| Complete Series 1 – 3 | 5 | 2006 – 2009 | 22 | 27 September 2010[14] | — | |
| Complete Series 1 – 5 | 9 | 2006 – 2012 | 34 | 21 May 2012[15] | — | |
References
- ^ "Andrew Collins' Blog- No longer going out". Andrew Collins 30 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ a b "Network TV BBC Week 1: New this week". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a316632/not-going-out-lands-two-more-series.html
- ^ a b "Tim Vine quits Not Going Out". British Comedy Guide. 18 May, 2012. Retrieved 18 May, 2012.
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- ^ "You Ask Us". Radio Times. 4 August 2007.
- ^ Miranda Hart to miss Not Going Out 4 British Comedy Guide 12-Mar-2010
- ^ "Tim Vine wishes to quit Not Going Out rumour". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Tim Vine interview". Dave. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ "Not Going Out returns for fifth series". The British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Stephen Triffitt, singer Print Version". Professionalpeople.org. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ "Series 3 DVD release". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ "Not Going Out - Series 5 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ "Series 1-3 DVD release". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ [www.amazon.co.uk/Not-Going-Out-Series-1-5/dp/B007R49NPA "Not Going Out Series 1-5 [DVD]"]. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
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