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The Worst Episodes of Not Going Out

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Worst episode
S15E1 Twentieth
5.5117 votes
Best episode
S7E5 Pointless
8.9212 votes
Top season
Season 7
8.1avg
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2d 1h
104 episodes
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Not Going Out Season 15 Episode 1 - Twentieth
    5.5/10(117 votes)

    S15:E1

    When Lucy’s goddaughter has her 20th birthday party in their house, Lee kills the mood by stopping them from playing his precious vinyl.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  2. Not Going Out Season 14 Episode 5 - Dragon Castle
    6.2/10(112 votes)

    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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  3. Not Going Out Season 13 Episode 4 - Coffin
    6.4/10(133 votes)

    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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  4. Not Going Out Season 6 Episode 6 - Play
    6.8/10(147 votes)

    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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  5. Not Going Out Season 12 Episode 3 - Friend
    6.8/10(119 votes)

    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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  6. Not Going Out Season 14 Episode 3 - Campervan
    6.8/10(107 votes)

    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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  7. Not Going Out Season 15 Episode 3 - Superfan
    6.9/10(70 votes)

    S15:E3

    After receiving a Cameo birthday message from one of his comedy heroes, Nigel Planer, Lee does not realise that Lucy has paid for it. So, when he sees Nigel in a packed restaurant, he rushes over to introduce himself, assuming that they must now be best friends. This is news to Nigel.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  8. Not Going Out Season 15 Episode 5 - Dream Catcher
    6.8/10(49 votes)

    S15:E5

    Lee is sceptical about all the witchy woo-woo stuff on display at an alternative craft fair where Lucy is trying to sell her badly made dream catchers. Unfortunately, his attitude irritates everyone at the fair and ensures that Lucy can’t sell any of her stock.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  9. Not Going Out Season 12 Episode 5 - Jury
    7.1/10(128 votes)

    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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  10. Not Going Out Season 1 Episode 1 - Serious
    7.2/10(257 votes)

    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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  11. Not Going Out Season 6 Episode 2 - Skiing
    7.2/10(162 votes)

    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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  12. Not Going Out Season 7 Episode 6 - Alcohol
    7.2/10(132 votes)

    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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  13. Not Going Out Season 8 Episode 5 - Charlie
    7.2/10(125 votes)

    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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  14. Not Going Out Season 11 Episode 4 - Old Acquaintance
    7.2/10(122 votes)

    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 6 - Beep
    7.2/10(102 votes)

    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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  16. Not Going Out Season 3 Episode 3 - Amy
    7.3/10(178 votes)

    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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  17. Not Going Out Season 6 Episode 3 - Therapy
    7.3/10(141 votes)

    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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  18. Not Going Out Season 11 Episode 3 - Carol
    7.3/10(124 votes)

    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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  19. Not Going Out Season 9 Episode 6 - Lollipop Man
    7.3/10(120 votes)

    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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  20. Not Going Out Season 12 Episode 1 - Painting
    7.3/10(120 votes)

    S12:E1

    It’s been over a year since Frank’s passing and the always lovely Wendy, rediscovering a long lost love for painting, decides to create a very unique tribute in oils. How can Lee and Lucy break the news that they don’t necessarily like the likeness?

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  21. Not Going Out Season 9 Episode 4 - Pets
    7.3/10(117 votes)

    S9:E4

    To teach the children to be more responsible Lee and Lucy get a family pet.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  22. Not Going Out Season 12 Episode 4 - Front Window
    7.3/10(115 votes)

    S12:E4

    Recovering from knee surgery, Lee sits by the window day after day, spying on his neighbours through a pair of binoculars.

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  23. Not Going Out Season 13 Episode 3 - Day Out
    7.3/10(109 votes)

    S13:E3

    To take advantage of three free tickets to Adventure Canyon Theme Park, Lee takes Mollie out of school for a day and gets into trouble with the new head teacher, Miss Anstis. Now all he has to do is think of an excuse to justify Mollie's absence. What could be simpler than a trip to the dentist?

    Director:Nick Wood
    Writers:Lee Mack, Daniel Peak

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  24. Not Going Out Season 13 Episode 7 - Football
    7.3/10(104 votes)

    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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  25. Not Going Out Season 1 Episode 2 - Death
    7.4/10(206 votes)

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Twentieth" is the worst rated episode of Not Going Out. It scored 5.5/10 from 117 votes. Directed by Nick Wood and written by Lee Mack, Daniel Peak, it aired on September 23, 2026. This episode scored 0.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dragon Castle".

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