LEE Mack has revealed the future of Not Going Out after taking a year off the from the sitcom. The comedian decided to step back from the BBC sitcom in order to host The 1% Club . Not Going Out is the longest-running sitcom currently running on British TV, first making its way onto the airwaves in 2006.
So far, 100 episodes have been aired on screens across 13 series of the hit comedy show. The most recent episode was seen by viewers as part of last year's BBC Christmas TV schedule. However, Lee , 55, made a huge move when he was handpicked to host the ITV game show, forcing him to temporarily step back .
But nearly two decades after its inception, the programme is due to make another huge comeback with a new series landing on BBC One in 2025. said: "Once again I’m very grateful that the BBC have trusted in us to keep alive the studio sitcom. "I grew up watching this genre of sitcom on the BBC, and to be part of it myself is still a dream come true, even after 18 years of doing it.
Here we go again!!" Sally Bretton also stars in the role of Lucy whilst the likes of Bobby Ball, Abigail Cruttenden, Hugh Dennis, Megan Dodds and Deborah Grant have previously appeared in the show. Other names including Miranda Hart , Tim Vine, Timothy West, Geoffrey Whitehead and Katy Wix previously made up the rest of the cast. Jon Petrie - who is Director of Comedy at the BBC - also spoke about the success of the series for the publicly funded channel.
He said: "Not Going Out remains one of th.
