The BEST episodes of Not Going Out
Every episode of Not Going Out ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Not Going Out!
Not Going Out reveals the many childish antics of witty smart aleck Lee among his friends and family in and around London.
#1 - 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.
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#2 - 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.
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#3 - 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.
#4 - Christmas Special (The Wedding)
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. After being pressured by Frank, Lee gets drunk on the night before his and Lucy's wedding, which causes serious problems for Lee and Frank, along with Lucy's father, Geoffrey, after the police find that the ring that belongs to Geoffrey is actually stolen. Will the three of them make it to the church on time for Lee and Lucy's wedding day?
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#5 - 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.
#6 - Mugging
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2014
When Lucy has her handbag stolen from right under Lee's nose, he feels the need to prove his manliness over and over and over again.
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#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - Movie
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2011
Lee promises to stop treating Lucy's flat as if he owns it - but not before he has hired it out to a film director.
#10 - Anna
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2014
Lucy aspires to be friends with her posh new neighbours Toby and Anna, but she hasn't reckoned on Lee dragging her back down to earth.
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#11 - Dating
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/2007
As Lucy and Guy's relationship intensifies, Lee starts to ponder his lack of a girlfriend and, encouraged by Barbara, tries speed dating. Tim is forced to go on a disastrous date with Barbara in order to prove that he sees her as more than 'the help'.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - Plane
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2014
Flying off on a summer holiday, Lucy and Daisy endure the worst flight of their lives when Lee gets a bad case of the jitters on the plane.
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#15 - 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.
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#16 - Mortgage
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/2007
With Kate having gone back to America, Tim tells Lee he is going to sell the flat, and hires a cleaner called Barbara to clean it. Lee attempts to get a mortgage so he can buy it. In the meantime however he puts off all the potential buyers, until Lucy, who unbeknown to Lee is Tim's sister, arrives saying she will rent the spare room when Lee buys it. Lucy soon decides she wants to buy it herself, and both offer to buy it from Tim. Tim decides to sell it to Lee, however, he cannot get a mortgage so Lucy buys it. On Tim's wishes, she rents out the spare room to Lee.
#18 - Dads
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/2012
Lee's lazy weekend is wrecked when his scrounging father turns up unexpectedly. Having just come out of hospital he needs somewhere to stay for the weekend. Will Lee take on the demanding role of carer?
#21 - Babysitting
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2017
Reluctantly Lucy allows Lee’s father, Frank, to babysit and then wishes she hadn’t.
#22 - Alcohol
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/28/2014
Frank's drinking becomes a problem and forces Lee and Lucy to reassess the living arrangements in the flat.
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#23 - Boat
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/31/2013
Lee spends a long weekend on his a boat with Lucy, even though she is terrified of water.
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#24 - Librarian
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/2007
Lucy and Guy are going out with each other, and Guy has practically moved in. This annoys Lee who thinks Guy is too old for her. Lee soon discovers that Guy owns a lap dancing club. While at the club, Lee and Tim see Rose (Thaila Zucchi), a librarian that Tim has been seeing, and discover she is a lapdancer. Tim later dumps her, but then changes his mind. However, Rose refuses to get back together. Meanwhile, Lucy dumps Guy but they soon get back together but agree to take their relationship more slowly.
#25 - Neighbour
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/27/2009
Lucy isn't happy with the noise a new neighbour is making. She asks both Lee and Tim to talk to him but both are scared too. Tim decides to take up boxing so that he will have more courage. Lee ends up going to confront the man.
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