Not Going Out, the long-running BBC sitcom from Lee Mack, has obtained an replace relating to its future.
The series, which debuted again in 2006, sees the comedian play a fictionalised model of himself as he flicks between jobs, with most days seeing the determine both on the pub or in his flat watching tv.
With a rotating forged of supporting actors akin to Tim Vine, Sally Bretton and Hugh Dennis, Not Going Out has confirmed to be successful for practically 20 years, and the BBC has now confirmed that the present has been renewed for a fifteenth season.
“I’m delighted that the BBC are as soon as once more exhibiting such nice help for studio sitcom,” stated Mack in an announcement. “It’s a style I’ve all the time cherished and to have the ability to be a part of it myself for thus a few years is each a privilege and an excuse to not have to buy, as I all the time take the underpants they provide me house.”
“Not Going Out is in impolite well being because it passes its centenary episode, and that’s because of the unimaginable creativity of Lee Mack, who has probably the most superb means to pack a present stuffed with jokes,” added Jon Petrie, Director of Comedy on the BBC. “We’re excited for audiences to seek out out what the brand new chapter appears like for Lee and Lucy.”
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The renewal order comes forward of the sequence’ return subsequent month following a two-year hiatus, with the six-part 14th season set to implement a time-jump as Lee and Lucy transfer into a brand new home within the countryside after their kids enrol at college.
“[Season] 14 now rolls the story on a number of years once more, with the couple transferring away from their suburban ’empty nest’ and discovering loads of time to concentrate on one another… what may probably go mistaken? (Spoiler: rather a lot!),” reads the logline for the upcoming episodes.
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The announcement is bound to thrill followers of the present, with one person on IMDb describing the sitcom as “unashamedly silly”, “fantastically humorous” and an “underrated gem” as they lauded Mack’s “surprisingly charming” efficiency.
“A refreshing comedy stuffed with wit and one liners that would solely be delivered by Lee Mack and Tim Vine,” wrote one person, with one other sharing that that they had “laughed [themselves] foolish” as they watched the forged’s antics.
Not Going Out returns subsequent month on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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