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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!

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...
  1. Background image for Pointless
    8.9/10(189 votes)

    #1 - Pointless

    S7:E5

    In an attempt to impress Lucy with his intellectual prowess, Lee joins Daisy as a contestant on the TV quiz show Pointless.

    Director:Nick Wood
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  2. Background image for Escape Room
    8.9/10(188 votes)

    #2 - Escape Room

    S9:E2

    As a surprise for Lee's birthday, Lucy invites the whole family to join them in an escape room.

    Director:Nick Wood
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  3. Background image for Camping
    8.7/10(193 votes)

    #3 - Camping

    S5:E3

    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:Nick Wood
    Writer:Lee Mack
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  4. Background image for Drunk
    8.7/10(185 votes)

    #4 - Drunk

    S5:E6

    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:Nick Wood
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  5. Background image for Christmas Special
    8.7/10(169 votes)

    #5 - Christmas Special

    S7:E10

    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:Nick Wood
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    8.6/10(185 votes)

    #6 - Winner

    S3:E2

    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.

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  8. Background image for Lucy
    8.4/10(155 votes)

    #7 - Lucy

    S7:E9

    Lee spends time in the bar with Toby worrying that the woman of his dreams is drifting further away.

    Director:Nick Wood
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  9. Background image for Stolen
    8.4/10(124 votes)

    #8 - Stolen

    S9:E3

    A missing toy keyring causes a rift between Lee and Lucy and best friends, Toby and Anna.

    Director:Nick Wood
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  10. Background image for Pregnant
    8.3/10(175 votes)

    #9 - Pregnant

    S3:E1

    Lee is shocked when Lucy announces that she is pregnant and he wonders if he could accidentally be the baby's father.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writer:Lee Mack
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    8.3/10(38 votes)

    #10 - The Out-takes

    S7:E11

    Lee Mack, Sally Bretton and Katy Wix introduce a compilation of out-takes from across the various series.

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  12. Background image for Text
    8.3/10(110 votes)

    #11 - Text

    S12:E2

    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:Nick Wood
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  13. Background image for Fireworks
    8.2/10(146 votes)

    #12 - Fireworks

    S4:E5

    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:Nick Wood
    Writer:Lee Mack
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  14. Background image for Donor
    8.2/10(133 votes)

    #13 - Donor

    S7:E3

    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:Nick Wood
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  15. Background image for Hot Tub
    8.2/10(120 votes)

    #14 - Hot Tub

    S8:E4

    Lee and Lucy play hot tub fantasy date with Anna and Toby, causing them to end up in hot water.

    Director:Nick Wood
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  16. Background image for Whodunnit?
    8.2/10(128 votes)

    #15 - Whodunnit?

    S10:E6

    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:Nick Wood
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  17. Background image for Absent Father Christmas
    8.1/10(174 votes)

    #16 - Absent Father Christmas

    S3:E8

    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
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  18. Background image for Drugs
    8.1/10(150 votes)

    #17 - Drugs

    S4:E1

    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:Nick Wood
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  19. Background image for Surprise
    8.1/10(130 votes)

    #18 - Surprise

    S7:E7

    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:Nick Wood
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  20. Background image for Builder
    8.1/10(103 votes)

    #19 - Builder

    S10:E7

    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.

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  21. Background image for Small Package
    8.1/10(147 votes)

    #20 - Small Package

    S11:E1

    Social niceties are stretched to snapping point when Lee and Lucy take in a package for their neighbour and inadvertently discover that it contains an embarrassing object that Lee now has to return. That proves to be easier said than done.

    Director:Nick Wood
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  22. Background image for Gay
    8.0/10(179 votes)

    #21 - Gay

    S2:E2

    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.

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  23. Background image for Debbie
    8.0/10(159 votes)

    #22 - Debbie

    S4:E2

    Lee's past catches up with him when a young woman appears on his doorstep and asks for a cup of sugar.

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  24. Background image for Dancing
    8.0/10(133 votes)

    #23 - Dancing

    S4:E4

    Lucy and Tim are distraught. Their parents' 30 year marriage is at an end and their father has moved out of the family home - and into Lee's bedroom.

    Director:Nick Wood
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  25. Background image for Band
    8.0/10(151 votes)

    #24 - Band

    S5:E1

    When Tim joins a band at work and Lucy falls for the lead guitarist, Lee becomes jealous, and decides that if he can't beat them he should join them.

    Director:Nick Wood
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  26. Background image for Examination
    8.0/10(145 votes)

    #25 - Examination

    S5:E5

    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:Nick Wood
    Writer:Lee Mack
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Best Episodes Summary

"Pointless" is the best rated episode of "Not Going Out". It scored 8.9/10 based on 189 votes. Directed by Nick Wood and written by Lee Mack, Daniel Peak, it aired on 11/21/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Escape Room".