when does not going out series 9 start
8 March 2018
title: Not Going Out text: December 2016, it was announced that the show had been re-commissioned for a ninth and tenth series. Series 9 began on 8 March 2018. A live Christmas-based episode will be broadcast on BBC One on 21 December 2018. The series focuses on Lee Mack, who plays a fictional version of himself: an unambitious man in his late thirties living as a lodger in a flat in the London Docklands. Originally from Chorley, Lancashire (which is approximately 20 miles from Southport, Mack's real-life birthplace), Lee is a negligent, unmotivated layabout. Frequently between jobs, he spends most of his days on his title: Not Going Out text: comprising ten episodes began airing on 17 October 2014 and ended with a Christmas special on 24 December. A further Christmas special, which was shot at West London Film Studios, was aired on 24 December 2015. On 24 August 2016, it was confirmed that "Not Going Out" would return for an eighth series, which began airing on 13 January 2017 and ended on 3 March 2017. On 14 November 2017, it was confirmed that a Christmas Special will air in 2017. On 4 December 2017, it was confirmed that the Christmas Special will air on 24 December 2017. On 14 title: Not Going Out text: viewers. On 14 November 2017, it was confirmed that a Christmas Special will air in 2017. The episode will feature Lee and Lucy facing a possible yuletide disaster when they discover the perfect present they have bought for their children has already been bought by grandparents. On 4 December 2017, it was confirmed that the Christmas Special will air on 24 December 2017. At a press screening event for Series 8 on 14 December 2016, it was confirmed that a ninth and tenth series of "Not Going Out" had been ordered by the BBC. The ninth series of "Not Going title: Not Going Out text: after his son). The 2015 Christmas special was filmed on location in Wimbledon, mainly in St George's car park, and was screened in London to record the laugh track. After Teddington Studios closed, series 8 was filmed at Elstree Studios and series 9 was filmed at Pinewood Studios. The show is filmed in HDTV and, since series 4, airs simultaneously on BBC One HD. Previous to this, the show was not simulcast on BBC HD, but shown on BBC HD 30 minutes after the BBC One airing. A lot of the humour is based on word play and double entendres title: Not Going Out text: Out" began on 8 March 2018. In Series 9, two episodes were classically farcical: in Stolen, Lee and Lucy, having broken into their best friends' house, are forced to hide under their bed when their friends return unexpectedly early - and head straight for the bedroom; in Pants on Fire, lies build upon lies, and embarrassment soars to a crescendo. In Pets and Lollipop Man, they deal with common parents' dilemmas, and in Home Improvements and Escape Room they interact more with their parents - with, naturally, disastrous consequences. In Bust Up, Lucy contemplates having breast augmentation. Although filmed and