Not Going Out S3E8 — Absent Father Christmas

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Not Going Out•Season 3•Episode 8

Absent Father Christmas

7.9/10 · 168 votesDec 23, 200929 min

Ranked #3 of 8 in Season 3•+0.1 vs season avg

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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

Directed byNick Wood

Written byLee Mack, Daniel Peak

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Pregnant

Winner

Amy

Party

Neighbour

Speech

Marriage

Absent Father Christmas

Cast4

Lee Mack

Lee

Sally Bretton

Lucy Adams

Tim Vine

Tim Adams

Miranda Hart

Barbara Petrietskivadorski

Crew11

Julia Morpeth

Location Manager

Lee Mack

Writer

Nick Wood

Director

Tony Keene

Camera Supervisor

Daniel Peak

Writer

David Isaac

Additional Writing

Milton Jones

Additional Writing

Jeff Matthews

Location Sound Recordist

Clive Johnson

Gaffer

Martyn Jones

Grip

Barbara Hicks

Other

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Episode Summary

"Absent Father Christmas" is episode 8 of Not Going Out season 3. It scored 7.9/10 from 168 votes, ranking #3 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Nick Wood and written by Lee Mack, Daniel Peak, it aired on December 23, 2009.

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