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Not Going Out
S3.E2
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  • Episode aired Feb 6, 2009
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  • 28m
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Not Going Out (2006)
Comedy

Lee wins a cheque for a thousand pounds after his article Disability in the Work-Place wins a magazine contest. Lucy is very impressed by the tenderness of the writing but Tim is ever cynica... Read allLee wins a cheque for a thousand pounds after his article Disability in the Work-Place wins a magazine contest. Lucy is very impressed by the tenderness of the writing but Tim is ever cynical,particularly as Lee is extremely conceited about his win. This however will soon end whe... Read allLee wins a cheque for a thousand pounds after his article Disability in the Work-Place wins a magazine contest. Lucy is very impressed by the tenderness of the writing but Tim is ever cynical,particularly as Lee is extremely conceited about his win. This however will soon end when Dawn,a journalist,comes to interview him about his win and finds out that he is not disa... Read all

  • Director
    • Nick Wood
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    • Andrew Collins
    • Lee Mack
    • Simon Evans
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    • Tim Vine
    • Sally Bretton
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    8.6/10
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    • Director
      • Nick Wood
    • Writers
      • Andrew Collins
      • Lee Mack
      • Simon Evans
    • Stars
      • Lee Mack
      • Tim Vine
      • Sally Bretton
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    Miranda Hart
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    Katy Wix
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    • Daisy
    Rebecca Gethings
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    Damian Kell
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    10fionam-43725

    Pure comedy gold

    This might just be the funniest thing mankind has created
    9Sleepin_Dragon

    Criminally funny episode, it doesn't let up for a second.

    Tim is driving Lee to post a letter, containing an entry into an essay writing competition, so shocked by what Lee's doing Tim jumps a red light and crashes the car. Miraculously Lee wins the competition, £1000, the topic 'the inequalities that the less able bodied suffer due to the attitudes of the more able bodied in the work place. He spends part of his winnings on five England world cup '82 commemorative mugs. Tim is stunned that Lee had the intellect to write it, he confesses that he downloaded the whole essay and that he was blind, Lee convinces Tim to collude, convincing Tim to lie about his accident. Lee's gutted to learn the competition organisers are sending someone around to interview Lee. A series of mishaps and lies cause mayhem, proof that you should always tell the truth :-)

    I love Series 3, and this is one of the best episodes of the Series, utterly wonderful. The one liners are just fantastic, the show was faultless and effortless at this time, nothing was forced or predictable, it was just easy.

    Great to see Daisy back, she really does add to the humour, Katy Wix's facial expressions are hilarious.

    It's full of guilty laughs, times you know you shouldn't be laughing but you can't help it, this episode is the gift that keeps on giving, the humour doesn't let off for a single moment. The ending is out of this world, painfully funny. 9/10
    7Prismark10

    Winner

    Lee wins an essay writing competition and buys some commemorative mugs of the England 1982 world cup team from his winnings.

    Tim ha a car accident and his no claims bonus is at risk. Lee persaudes Tim to lie in his claim form. Lee promises to be a convincing witness.

    Meanwhile Lee confesses that he downloaded the essay from the internet and pretended to be blind to enter the competition.

    Now a journalist will drop by to interview Lee. He now has to pretend to be blind, she thinks he is in a wheelchair.

    You just know Tim will be lumbered in a wheelchair in this funny farcical episode.

    I'm sure Churchill will agree. Oh yeah!

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      • February 6, 2009 (United Kingdom)
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