Not Going Out pulled forward!
NOT GOING OUT: the press release
The Royal Television Society and Golden Rose award-winning sitcom returns to BBC ONE for an extended second series from Friday, September 7. Meet Lee (played by LEE MACK), a man who has a problem. His flatmate Kate has moved out for good and his best mate and landlord, Tim (fellow BAFTA Award winner and stand-up, TIM VINE), has put the apartment up for sale ...
Faced with the prospect of losing the flat, not to mention his well-meaning but utterly useless cleaner Barbara (MIRANDA HART, Hyperdrive, Lead Balloon), Lee rents the spare room to Tim's ambitious younger sister Lucy (SALLY BRETTON, The Office and Green Wing). The arrangement turns out to be far from perfect however with high-flyer Lucy taking on Lee in a bidding war for the flat.
Sibling rivalry turns into full-on anxiety as uptight accountant Tim quickly becomes suspicious of Lee's influence on his kid sister. To top it all, Lee starts to seriously question the suitability of Lucy's new boyfriend (SIMON DUTTON, The Saint and Holby City).
Still unburdened by ambition or drive – although now the proud owner of an ice-cream van – Lee finds his plans for keeping the flat are not plain sailing. On the plus side, his new domestic set-up does lead him to discover the art world, the underworld, and the lengths one man will go for tickets to an England football match…
An acclaimed live performer (with extension dates added to his 2006 sell-out tour from 2nd November and a first live DVD released on the 26th November 2007), television audiences will know LEE from Would I Lie To You? (BBC ONE) where he is a resident team captain. LEE was a key performer in the BAFTA Award winning The Sketch Show (ITV1), which ran for two series; he then worked alongside KELSEY GRAMMER in an American version of The Sketch Show; he wrote and starred in two series of the Sony Radio Award nominated, The Lee Mack Show (BBC Radio 2); hosted They Think It's All Over (BBC ONE); and headlined on Jack Dee Live at the Apollo (BBC ONE). In 2005 LEE won the Best Stand-Up award at the Loaded LAFTAS. He has also previously received a nomination for the Perrier Award, and won a Time Out Best Live Comedy Award.
Not Going Out Series 2 – BBC ONE for 7 weeks from Friday 7th September
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5 Comments:
Hurrah!!
I went to two of the readthroughs in Notting Hill last month and *loved* them. (Where were you? Were you there but hiding??) Can't wait to see the finished show...
Sue, I wasn't there - I've since watched the DVDs they shot on the night. I had intended to go to the Friday one, but there were floods that day and the trains were all fouled up, so I turned back at the train station. I agree though - the cast were excellent. They start filming the actual shows next weekend.
Sounds like an almost entirely different set-up there... What happened to Megan Dodds ? And from acupuncturist to cleaner for Miranda Hart...
Loved the first series so just hope the second is as good (or better).
I went to the filming of the first episode of series 2 on Saturday, and loved every minute of it. It hasn't lost any of the wit or drive of the first series. Hopefully a few more awards in the wings! BTW when is series 1 out on dvd? Rob
1st series is out 15th October...
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