Lee Mack smiling on Not Going Out
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Not Going Out star Lee Mack on ļæ½creepyļæ½ reason ļæ½things had to change’ on hit TV show

The show has been airing since 2006

Fans of Not Going Out – created by Lee Mack– saw Lee’s love interest change between series 1 and series 2.

And, in an interview in 2018, Lee – who hosts The 1% Club on December 29 – revealed why this was the case…

Megan Dodds in Not Going Out
Megan Dodds played Kate in the show (Credit: BBC)
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Lee Mack on why he made major change to Not Going Out

In series one of Not Going Out, which aired in 2006, Lee’s character was seen pining after Kate, his landlady.

However, in series two, Lee’s attention shifted to Lucy, played by Sally Bretton.

In an interview with the RadioTimes, Lee explained why the change.

ā€œThings have to change. I was 38 when Not Going Out began, and I was playing a 34-year-old who had a thing about his landlady,ā€ he said.

ā€œHow could I play a 50-year-old who had a thing about his landlady? It would be creepy.ā€

His co-star, Sally, agreed. ā€œā€¦ā€

Lee Mack and Sally Bretton smiling in front of a Christmas Tree on not Going Out
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Robert Emlyn Slater
Freelance Writer

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