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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 and ice cream man, as well as attempting relationships with

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Not Going Out Season 14 Episode 5 - Dragon Castle
    5.8/10(89 votes)

    #1 - Dragon Castle

    S14:E5

    Lee and Lucy look to a career in the movies when they play background elves on the set of a popular mini-TV series, Dragon Castle. Their aspirations to become leading actors, however, are thwarted by their lack of talent.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  2. Not Going Out Season 13 Episode 4 - Coffin
    6.5/10(121 votes)

    #2 - Coffin

    S13:E4

    Lee wakes up inside a coffin and can't remember how he got there, until a phone call from Lucy reminds him what he’d been doing that afternoon. Now all he needs to do is keep Lucy in the dark as to his exact location and work out how to escape.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  3. Not Going Out Season 6 Episode 6 - Play
    6.8/10(142 votes)

    #3 - Play

    S6:E6

    Lee is forced to fight for Lucy's attention when her first love reappears on the scene.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writer:Lee Mack

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  4. Not Going Out Season 12 Episode 3 - Friend
    6.8/10(116 votes)

    #4 - Friend

    S12:E3

    When Lee promises Lucy that he will make more of an effort to be friendly with other parents in the playground, he makes the mistake of starting with Keith.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lee Mack

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  5. Not Going Out Season 14 Episode 3 - Campervan
    6.9/10(89 votes)

    #5 - Campervan

    S14:E3

    Lee has borrowed an old campervan to take Lucy away for the weekend. She is not impressed and wishes she was back at home when a strange woman knocks at their door...

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  6. Not Going Out Season 12 Episode 5 - Jury
    7.1/10(125 votes)

    #6 - Jury

    S12:E5

    Lee does jury service and joins eleven other jurors to debate whether the accused is guilty or not. A simple enough task - until Lee decides to put the other jurors on trial.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  7. Not Going Out Season 1 Episode 1 - Serious
    7.2/10(235 votes)

    #7 - Serious

    S1:E1

    Kate tries clown classes after unsuccessfully getting Lee to go to them. You couldn't really call her own attempts a success. To repay Kate Lee goes on a date with Lucy Moss, an author whose book, about her turbulent life, was published by Kate's company. It's a less than happy event, as Lee proves less than great at being serious. With Lee out of the way Tim tries to make things up with Kate.

    Directors:Alex Hardcastle, Nick Wood
    Writers:Andrew Collins, Lee Mack

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  8. Not Going Out Season 7 Episode 6 - Alcohol
    7.2/10(125 votes)

    #8 - Alcohol

    S7:E6

    Frank's drinking becomes a problem and forces Lee and Lucy to reassess the living arrangements in the flat.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  9. Not Going Out Season 8 Episode 5 - Charlie
    7.2/10(121 votes)

    #9 - Charlie

    S8:E5

    Lee is worried that Charlie is getting a reputation at school for being the class clown.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Sarah Morgan

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  10. Not Going Out Season 11 Episode 3 - Carol
    7.2/10(122 votes)

    #10 - Carol

    S11:E3

    When Lee's feckless dad, Frank, announces his engagement, Lee cannot believe that any woman would want to marry him and sets out to find out exactly what is wrong with her.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Neil Webster

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  11. Not Going Out Season 13 Episode 6 - Beep
    7.2/10(93 votes)

    #11 - Beep

    S13:E6

    Lucy has cooked a special meal so that she and Lee can spend an evening in without distractions to talk about the state of their marriage. But Lee is obsessed with a beeping noise in the house that he can’t find, and the food is soon forgotten.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  12. Not Going Out Season 3 Episode 3 - Amy
    7.3/10(172 votes)

    #12 - Amy

    S3:E3

    Lee and Tim ask a lesbian couple who have moved into the building over for dinner. They are shocked when Lucy discovers a side of herself that she never knew existed.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Darin Henry, Lee Mack

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  13. Not Going Out Season 6 Episode 2 - Skiing
    7.3/10(152 votes)

    #13 - Skiing

    S6:E2

    On a holiday to Eastern Europe, Lee, Daisy and Lucy become stuck on a cable car.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  14. Not Going Out Season 11 Episode 4 - Old Acquaintance
    7.3/10(119 votes)

    #14 - Old Acquaintance

    S11:E4

    When Lee joins Facebook for the first time and makes contact with an ex-girlfriend from twenty years ago, Lucy is less than pleased.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  15. Not Going Out Season 13 Episode 7 - Football
    7.3/10(97 votes)

    #15 - Football

    S13:E7

    When Lee goes to watch Benji playing football for a local under-13 team, he is unable to restrain himself on the touchline and becomes the competitive dad that all other parents want to avoid. Undaunted by the disapproval of Toby, who coaches the team, Lee sets about rigging the vote for the player of the year.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  16. Not Going Out Season 14 Episode 1 - House Move
    7.3/10(137 votes)

    #16 - House Move

    S14:E1

    Lee and Lucy are moving house and viewing a property that Lucy loves when, embarrassingly, Lee needs the loo. Before he can use it however, a second buyer turns up to take a look at the property. To dissuade him from putting in an offer. Lee pretends to be the vendor.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  17. Not Going Out Season 1 Episode 2 - Death
    7.4/10(196 votes)

    #17 - Death

    S1:E2

    Tim's 94-year-old grandmother dies. Kate accuses Lee of not being in touch with his emotions when he fails to tell her. As penance he sees an expensive psychotherapist, who gets a bit too close to the truth. Tim, flirts with Kate, less than successfully, while she comforts him at his grandmother's funeral.

    Directors:Alex Hardcastle, Nick Wood
    Writers:Andrew Collins, Lee Mack

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  18. Not Going Out Season 1 Episode 3 - Aussie
    7.4/10(190 votes)

    #18 - Aussie

    S1:E3

    Ruth, an Australian friend of Kate's, comes to stay and Lee is persuaded to pretend to be Tim. Lee gets a job handing out leaflets at a shopping centre, but soon falls foul of a local youth.

    Directors:Alex Hardcastle, Nick Wood
    Writers:Andrew Collins, Lee Mack

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  19. Not Going Out Season 1 Episode 6 - Caretaker
    7.4/10(169 votes)

    #19 - Caretaker

    S1:E6

    Lee finally manages to get a job, as a caretaker. But taking up the new post involves moving out of the flat. Kate interviews potential new flatmates including Pete, and Tim sees an opportunity to get back together with Kate. Lee's new boss proves to be a hard taskmaster. So, will Lee stick at the job or throw in the towel and move back in with Kate?

    Directors:Alex Hardcastle, Nick Wood
    Writers:Andrew Collins, Lee Mack

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  20. Not Going Out Season 6 Episode 3 - Therapy
    7.4/10(132 votes)

    #20 - Therapy

    S6:E3

    Lee takes advantage of Lucy's new-found skills as a relationship counsellor to patch things up with his father.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  21. Not Going Out Season 6 Episode 5 - Rachel
    7.4/10(141 votes)

    #21 - Rachel

    S6:E5

    Lee decides that the best way to get Lucy to notice him is to make her jealous. Now all he has to do is find himself a girlfriend.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  22. Not Going Out Season 6 Episode 7 - Magic
    7.4/10(136 votes)

    #22 - Magic

    S6:E7

    When Lucy's god-daughter is suddenly dumped on her the night before the girl's birthday party, Lucy and Lee have to come up with an appropriate entertainment for fourteen nine-year-olds.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writer:Lee Mack

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  23. Not Going Out Season 9 Episode 6 - Lollipop Man
    7.4/10(118 votes)

    #23 - Lollipop Man

    S9:E6

    Lee and Lucy object to the school lollipop man handing out lollipops to the kids.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Sarah Morgan

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  24. Not Going Out Season 10 Episode 4 - Schooling
    7.4/10(126 votes)

    #24 - Schooling

    S10:E4

    When Charlie’s school gets a bad Ofsted rating, Lee and Lucy start looking around for alternative schools. Despite Frank's protests, Geoffrey and Wendy offer to pay to send Charlie to a private school, which presents Lee and Lucy with a moral dilemma.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  25. Not Going Out Season 10 Episode 5 - Memory
    7.4/10(136 votes)

    #25 - Memory

    S10:E5

    Lee decides to gatecrash Lucy's favourite television show and watch it with her. Lucy is not best pleased, especially when Lee can't remember the name of the leading actor.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Dragon Castle" is the worst rated episode of "Not Going Out". It scored 5.8/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by Nick Wood and written by Lee Mack, Daniel Peak, it aired on 7/12/2025. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Coffin".