The essential episodes of Not Going Out
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Not Going Out — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Lee tries to find his serious side by going on a date with an author, while Kate attempts to discover her lighter side at clown school. Kate's ex-boyfriend Tim tries to patch things up with her by finally apologising for his misdemeanors.
- 02
Lee's plan to spend time alone with Lucy at Christmas is threatened by the presence of Tim, Daisy, Tim and Lucy's parents, and even Barbara doing the cooking. All seems to be going well until a murder mystery game brings family tensions to a head.
- 03
Lee is horrified when he hears that Lucy is considering marriage to Pavlov, a mechanic from the old Eastern bloc, just so that he can stay in the country. But he is a lone voice in trying to stop it, because one by one, as Lucy's family and friends hear Pavlov's tragic tales of life back home, they are persuaded that he is a perfect match for Lucy.
- 04
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.
- 05
Lee dreams of a perfect life with Lucy, but can the reality ever match up?
- 06
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?
- 07
To impress Lucy, Lee starts training for a 10 kilometre fun run, only to injure himself immediately. In an effort to hide the injury from Lucy, he gets himself a secret sports massage, but this just leads to more trouble.
- 08
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 was not expecting.
- 09
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 are mashed.
- 10
When Lucy accidentally runs over a pet rabbit belonging to the daughter of an important client, she needs Lee and Daisy to help cover her tracks.
- 11
On a skiing trip to Eastern Europe, Lee, Lucy and Daisy get stuck in a cable car.
- 12
Lee takes advantage of Lucy's new-found skills as a relationship counsellor to patch things up with his father.
- 13
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.
- 14
After seven years of marriage, Lee and Lucy disagree about the best way to keep the romance alive.
- 15
To celebrate their anniversary, Lee and Lucy plan a friendly night of quizzing with Toby and Anna in their local pub, but the evening is derailed when neither couple can bear to lose to their partners and the foursome splits into rival teams.
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