Episodes
- 1
1. Series 1 Behind the Scenes
22 Oct 2007 · 30 min · 7.0/10
- 2
2. Series 2 Behind the Scenes
2 Feb 2009 · 30 min · 7.0/10
3. Not Going Right – The Out-Takes
14 Jan 2011 · 35 min · 7.0/10
Outtakes from Series 1, 2, 3 & 4.
4. The House
24 Dec 2013 · 44 min · 7.0/10
In an effort to create the perfect Christmas for Lucy, Lee invites her parents to join the two of them and Daisy in a snug old house in the country which used to belong to his dear dead aunt.
5. Christmas Shopping
24 Dec 2015 · 44 min · 7.0/10
An unexpected stranger turns Lee and Lucy's Christmas upside down.
6. The True Meaning of Christmas
24 Dec 2017 · 39 min · 8.0/10
It's Christmas Eve, and Lee and Lucy face a possible yuletide disaster when they discover the perfect present they have bought for their children has already been gifted to them by their grandparents.
7. Ding Dong Merrily on Live
20 Dec 2018 · 27 min · 7.0/10
Dragooned into organising a Christmas variety show to raise money for their children's school, Lee and Lucy find quality acts thin on the ground.
8. Halloween Special
30 Oct 2019 · 38 min · 5.5/10
Lee and Lucy take the children out trick or treating for Halloween, but the night soon turns disastrous for Lee when he loses his phone on the porch of a spooky Victorian house. Once he returns to the house to retrieve his phone, Lee discovers that the house is full of secrets that would be far better left undisturbed.
9. Driving Home For Christmas
24 Dec 2019 · 39 min · 6.0/10
We all know Christmas simply wouldn't be Christmas without a giant inflatable Santa, an aggressive bull in a field and a terrifying truck driver.
10. Resolutions
30 Dec 2020 · 43 min · 7.5/10
With 40 minutes to go until midnight, a New Year’s Eve party at Lee and Lucy’s house turns sour when family members start making their resolutions.
11. Panto
23 Dec 2021 · 42 min · 7.0/10
A family Christmas party turns sour when Lucy announces that she has got tickets to see Jason Donovan in panto. Lee loathes panto, especially given Jason Donovan was Lucy’s teenage crush. That night, while Lee and Lucy turn their backs on each other in bed, Lee has an unsettling dream in which he is dressed as Buttons and his whole life has turned into a pantomime. Lucy is Cinderella, Toby and Anna are the Ugly Sisters, Geoffrey is Baron Hardup, and Wendy is the Fairy Godmother - and Prince Charming, the handsome suitor who pursues Cinderella and asks for her hand in marriage, is played by Jason Donovan. Can Buttons keep the fairy-tale couple apart?
12. Wilfred
24 Dec 2023 · 40 min
Lee throws everything at creating the perfect family Christmas, agreeing to Lucy's wishes to do something charitable and having "a normal Christmas where nothing goes wrong." This moment of festive spirit sees the couple invite Wilfred, a lonely pensioner from the nearby care home, to join them for Christmas dinner. The only instruction is that Wilfred is not, under any circumstances, allowed to drink alcohol...
13. Not Going Out on Location
Date TBA · 35 min
Behind the scenes featurette for Series 3.
14. Lee and Tim talk on the set of Series Two
Date TBA · 18 min
Extra on Series One DVD.
15. 20 Years of Not Going Out
23 Sept 2026 · 29 min
Lee Mack celebrates 20 years of a modern classic, revealing its origins, its success and how the show is made, with cast interviews, classic clips and behind-the-scenes access.
Not Going Out Specials: quick answers
How many episodes are in Not Going Out Specials?
Specials of Not Going Out has 15 episodes, about 9 hours in total.
When did Not Going Out Specials come out?
Specials premiered on 22 Oct 2007 and its finale airs 23 Sept 2026.