TV series

Not Going Out

2006 · 15 seasons

A breezy, joke-dense sitcom that coasts on cheeky banter and farcical scrapes, easy to dip into and reliably funny without asking much of you.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Light, absurd, warm and satirical. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Family, love, friendship, class
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
friendship
class
identity
Places: big city
home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild