Eddie Ackland

Eddie Ackland (portrayed by Mike Goodenough) is a minor character in the BBC sitcom Not Going Out.

Lucy (Sally Bretton) meets Eddie Ackland on Day 2 of the Association of Business Trade Taskforce's 3 Day Annual Trade Conference. Eddie is a professional businessman who tries to hire Lucy as a recruitment consultant. Lucy is desperate to get a contract from this conference, and nearly begins informal talks with Eddie over her recruitment skills, but before she can begin, Lee (Lee Mack) - Lucy's fake husband of convenience - finds her, kisses her and accuses Eddie of making a pass at his 'wife'.

On Day 3, Lucy is chatting to John Varcey (James Weber Brown) after ditching her fake husband Lee beforehand, and Eddie bumps into them. Lucy, having told John she is newly single, is told by Eddie that he has just seen her husband across the room, leaving Lucy panicking and thinking on her feet to come up with an alibi to keep John in the dark. She solves this by accepting John's invitation to talk in his hotel room.

Following the conference, Lee is not in Lucy's good books following his untimely appearance there. As a compromise, off-camera, Lee gives Eddie the email address of Lucy, and with his blessing asks Eddie to take Lucy to dinner to talk properly.