Not Going Out Not Going Out Not Going Out is a British television sitcom that has aired on BBC One since 2006, currently starring Lee Mack, Sally Bretton, Finley Southby, Max Pattison and Francesca Newman. The series has previously starred Megan Dodds, Miranda Hart, Tim Vine and Katy Wix. The recurring cast currently includes Geoffrey Whitehead, Deborah Grant, Bobby Ball, Hugh Dennis and Abigail Cruttenden. Mack and Andrew Collins were the initial writers for the show, with Paul Kerensa, Simon Evans and Daniel Peak joining the writing staff in later series. Mack is the last remaining actor from the original cast, and the
Andrew Collins (broadcaster) Andrew Collins (broadcaster) Andrew Collins is an English writer and broadcaster. He is the creator and writer of the Radio 4 sitcom "Mr Blue Sky". His TV writing work includes "EastEnders" and the sitcoms "Grass" (which he co-wrote with Simon Day) and "Not Going Out" (which he initially co-wrote with Lee Mack). Collins has also worked as a music, television and film critic. Collins was a member of the Labour Party between the late 1980s and early 1990s, leaving after Labour's defeat in the 1992 General Election. In 2007, he was made patron of Thomas's Fund, a Northampton-based music therapy