Not Going Out — 2006-present · 14 seasons · 108 eps

★ 7.6

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Not Going Out

2006-present 14 seasons 108 episodes

★ 7.6 (8,656 votes) Top 45%

Lee is a childish northerner who lives in a fancy penthouse apartment in London who goes through a variety of jobs such as a janitor and ice cream man, as well as attempting relationships with female flatmates. His best mate, Daily Mail reading, middle-class citizen Tim is always there to stop Lee from getting in trouble, or not? Mayhem is never far away with cleaner Barbara who has never done an honest day's work in her life.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

S9

S10

S11

S12

S13

S14

E1

7.2

7.7

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.5

8.0

8.1

7.8

7.4

7.7

7.4

E2

7.4

8.0

8.6

8.0

7.6

7.3

8.0

8.1

8.9

7.8

8.1

8.3

7.7

7.7

E3

7.4

7.6

7.4

7.9

8.6

7.4

8.2

7.5

8.5

7.9

7.5

6.7

7.4

6.9

E4

7.6

7.8

7.5

8.0

7.9

7.6

7.7

8.3

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.5

6.4

7.4

E5

7.6

7.5

7.8

8.1

8.0

7.4

8.9

7.2

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.1

7.6

5.8

E6

7.4

7.8

7.7

7.9

8.7

6.8

7.2

7.8

7.6

8.2

7.6

7.7

7.2

7.8

E7

7.7

7.6

7.9

7.4

8.2

7.7

7.5

8.1

6.3

7.3

E8

7.8

8.1

7.8

7.7

7.5

8.4

6.5

7.5

E9

8.1

8.5

7.6

E10

8.7

E11

8.3

E12

7.9

Avg

7.4

7.7

7.9

8.0

8.1

7.5

8.1

7.7

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.5

7.4

7.2

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.9

S7E5 Pointless

In an attempt to impress Lucy with his intellectual prowess, Lee joins Daisy as a contestant on the TV quiz show Pointless.

#2

S9E2 8.9

Escape Room

As a surprise for Lee's birthday, Lucy invites the whole family to join them in an escape room.

#3

S5E6 8.7

Drunk

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.

4. S7E10 "Wedding" 8.7
5. S3E2 "Winner" 8.6
6. S5E3 "Camping" 8.6
7. S7E9 "Lucy" 8.5
8. S9E3 "Stolen" 8.5
9. S9E8 "Ding Dong Merrily on Live" 8.4
10. S3E1 "Pregnant" 8.3

📉 Bottom Episodes

#108

S14E5 5.8

Dragon Castle

Lee and Lucy look to a career in the movies when they play background elves on the set of a popular mini-TV series, Dragon Castle. Their aspirations to become leading actors, however, are thwarted by their lack of talent.

107. S11E6 "Panto" 6.3
106. S13E4 "Coffin" 6.4
105. S10E8 "Halloween" 6.5
104. S12E3 "Friend" 6.7

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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47 Standouts

8 Infamous

33 Hidden Gems

20 Forgettable

Top Standout: S7E5 Pointless

Most Infamous: S1E1 Serious

Best Hidden Gem: S9E3 Stolen

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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