8.9/10172 votesLoading...#1 - Pointless
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 11/21/2014
In an attempt to impress Lucy with his intellectual prowess, Lee joins Daisy as a contestant on the TV quiz show Pointless.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/10171 votesLoading...#2 - Escape Room
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 3/15/2018
As a surprise for Lee's birthday, Lucy invites the whole family to join them in an escape room.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/10177 votesLoading...#3 - Camping
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 4/27/2012
In a desperate bid to prove his manliness, Lee joins Tim, Daisy and Lucy on a camping weekend in the middle of a dark spooky forest.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/10169 votesLoading...#4 - Drunk
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 5/18/2012
After Lucy suffers a mild indiscretion whilst drunk and claims to have no memory of the event, she and Lee embark on an experiment with a bottle of home-made potato hooch to prove once and for all that you can remember what happens when you're mashed.
Director: N/A
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8.7/10152 votesLoading...#5 - Christmas Special
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/24/2014
The will-they-won't-they tension reaches new highs in this epic series finale for Christmas that sees Lucy and Lee in previously uncharted emotional waters.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10111 votesLoading...#6 - Stolen
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/2018
A missing toy keyring causes a rift between Lee and Lucy and best friends, Toby and Anna.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10166 votesLoading...#7 - Winner
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/6/2009
Lee wins a £1000 after winning an essay writing competition. A journalist shows up to interview Lee but expects him to be disabled after reading his story.
Director: Nick Wood
Writer: Andrew Collins, Lee Mack
8.5/1028 votesLoading...#8 - The Out-takes
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 12/27/2014
Lee Mack, Sally Bretton and Katy Wix introduce a compilation of out-takes from across the various series.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10138 votesLoading...#9 - Lucy
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 12/19/2014
Lee spends time in the bar with Toby worrying that the woman of his dreams is drifting further away.
Director: N/A
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8.3/10113 votesLoading...#11 - Surprise
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2014
No matter what happens, Lucy's surprise party for her parents' anniversary must remain a secret or it won't be a surprise. So why she tells Lee about it is anyone's guess.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10107 votesLoading...#12 - Hot Tub
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 2/10/2017
Lee and Lucy play hot tub fantasy date with Anna and Toby, causing them to end up in hot water.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10115 votesLoading...#13 - Home Improvements
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 3/8/2018
Lucy's father reluctantly allows Lee to help Lucy clear up the builder's mess in their new kitchen extension.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10162 votesLoading...#14 - Absent Father Christmas
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/23/2009
Lee's father turns up at the flat unannounced. This is the man who walked out of the family home when Lee was four, never paid his maintenance and ate Lee's goldfish. Lee wants him out of the flat but Lucy tells him that the only way forward is to forgive and forget. Unfortunately, Lee's dad's behaviour makes this virtually impossible for Lee to achieve.
Director: Nick Wood
Writer: Lee Mack, Daniel Peak
8.2/10119 votesLoading...#15 - Donor
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2014
When Lucy decides it is time to have a baby, she is surprised to find the whole family taking a personal interest in the conception.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1094 votesLoading...#16 - Text
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2022
When Lee accidentally sends a rude text about Anna to Lucy, he makes the stupid mistake of sending it to Anna herself. Lee and Lucy now face the impossible task of stealing Anna's phone and deleting the text before she reads it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1095 votesLoading...#17 - Italian Lessons
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 6/23/2023
When Lee and Lucy are asked to cover for Anna on more than one occasion, so that she can go out at night and have secret Italian lessons, they suspect the worst – that she is having an affair. Lee decides that it is up to him to tell Toby that his marriage is in jeopardy and sets about finding the evidence.
Director: N/A
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8.1/10135 votesLoading...#18 - Drugs
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2011
After a night spent out clubbing, Tim returns to the flat wearing the wrong coat, and convinces Lee to help him return it to its owner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10129 votesLoading...#19 - Fireworks
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2011
When an old lady wanders into Lucy's flat and makes herself at home on the sofa, Lee doesn't know what to do with her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10117 votesLoading...#20 - Christening
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2014
Lee's big mouth has got him and Lucy invited to a christening party thrown by new neighbours Toby and Anna, and now they have no time to find the perfect present for the baby who has everything.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10119 votesLoading...#21 - Whodunnit?
Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2019
Unable to convince Lucy that he didn’t smash her precious antique vase - an heirloom that belonged to her grandmother - Lee summons the family to a meeting to flush out the culprit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1093 votesLoading...#22 - Builder
Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/2019
Lucy takes the kids away to her parents while Lee stays in the house to oversee the building work in their kitchen. Unfortunately, the builder Lee has employed to do the job has an annoyingly relaxed attitude to deadlines.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10161 votesLoading...#23 - Gay
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/2007
Lucy persuades Lee to pretend to be gay after she lies to a business acquaintance Guy, who she was told is gay himself, by telling him she lives with a gay flatmate to prove she is not homophobic. However, Guy soon starts to get suspicious and tests Lee's sexuality by taking him to a gay bar. Later, Guy overhears Lee saying to Tim, who had started to think Lee was gay, that he is not gay. When Lucy then explains to Guy what happened, he reveals he is not gay and he and Lucy kiss.
Director: Alex Hardcastle
Writer: Andrew Collins, Simon Evans, Paul Kerensa, Lee Mack
8.0/10145 votesLoading...#24 - Debbie
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2011
Lee's past catches up with him when a young woman appears on his doorstep and asks for a cup of sugar.
Director: N/A
Writer: Andrew Collins
8.0/10128 votesLoading...#25 - Examination
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 5/11/2012
Lucy finds herself working on a Government initiative encouraging men to regularly check themselves for lumps. Eager to please Lucy, Lee follows the campaign's advice and discovers something he wasn't expecting.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Not Going Out
Every episode of Not Going Out ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Not Going Out!
Lee is a childish northerner who lives in a fancy penthouse apartment in London who goes through a variety of jobs such as a janitor...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Best Episodes Summary
"Pointless" is the best rated episode of "Not Going Out". It scored 8.9/10 based on 172 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/21/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Escape Room".
