NOT GOING OUT: FIRST LOOK IMAGES FROM UPCOMING SERIES AS NEW DETAILS REVEALED

Lee Mack’s much loved, multi-award-winning studio sitcom returns with a brand new series next month, with the BBC already announcing a another series to air in 2026.

It has been revealed that the new series - airing next month - will have a time jump and will see Lee and Lucy more to a new home in the countryside now they're children are away at university. With the couple moving away from their suburban ‘empty nest’ and finding plenty of time to focus on each other… what could possibly go wrong?

In one episode, Lee and Lucy decide to move house and view the home of their dreams when Lee asks to use the loo, causing unwanted tension with the vendor; in Doll, Lee brings a battered box back from the tip and gets a shock when he opens it in front of Lucy to reveal a sex doll… but doesn’t realise what he’s actually dealing with.

In the next episode, Lee borrows a dilapidated campervan from his cousin to take Lucy away for the weekend. She is not impressed by either the accommodation or the location. Being stuck in the middle of nowhere, they can’t escape the strange woman who knocks at their door…; in Oasis, some might say that Lee and Lucy were foolish to have tried to buy tickets to see Oasis in concert, because when they lose their place in the long online queue, they start to blame each other.

The new series will see a 'style change' which means each episode's story takes place within a 30 minute window, which Mack hopes will "help the audience feel like they're watching a play."

Not Going Out is the UK’s longest running sitcom currently on air and recently joined an elite group of sitcom centenarians when the 100th episode aired during the BBC’s 2023 Christmas schedule. The next series hits screens this June.

Lee Mack said: "Not Going Out is the UK’s longest running UK sitcom currently on air and recently joined an elite group of sitcom centenarians when the 100th episode aired during the BBC’s 2023 Christmas schedule."

BBC's Jon Petrie, Director Of Comedy, added: "Not Going Out is in rude health as it passes its centenary episode, and that’s due to the incredible creativity of Lee Mack who has the most amazing ability to pack a show full of jokes. We’re excited for audiences to find out what the new chapter looks like for Lee and Lucy."

The sitcom, which is now the UK’s all-time second longest running by number of series (and fifth by number of episodes), stars Lee Mack (as Lee) and Sally Bretton (as Lucy). Over 13 series regular cast have included: Bobby Ball, Abigail Cruttenden, Hugh Dennis, Megan Dodds, Deborah Grant, Miranda Hart, Tim Vine, Timothy West, Geoffrey Whitehead and Katy Wix.

Not Going Out is produced by Avalon for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.