Not Going Out delivered in a deadpan manner. This is the comedy style Lee Mack and Tim Vine have used both in stand-up and in "The Sketch Show", to the extent that an occasional one-liner from their solo performances is slipped in. This is mostly one sided with Kate/Lucy typically being the victims of the joke. Sight gags are also frequently used, while gags and witticisms are incorporated into almost every line of script. For the first series, episodes were written by Mack and Andrew Collins, with members of the cast credited for additional material. Because the eight episodes of the second season
Helen Mack Conchita Montenegro as rival debutantes or budding stars. Fox proposed to name "baby stars" for each year after, by a vote of its executives. In the 1940s and 1950s, Mack worked as a producer and director of radio programs including such series as "Richard Diamond, Private Detective", "The Saint" and "Meet Corliss Archer". As TV succeeded radio as the prevalent entertainment medium, she continued to write plays and TV episodes until her death. In 1949, she collaborated with Roger Price in writing the children's record "Gossamer Wump", narrated by Frank Morgan and released by Capitol Records. Mack married lawyer Charles