Mario

Mario (portrayed by Joseph Balderrama) is a minor character in the BBC sitcom Not Going Out.

Mario owns the local Italian restaurant where Lucy (Sally Bretton) is holding a special anniversary party for her parents.

When Lucy and Mario are discussing the surprise party, Geoffrey (Geoffrey Whitehead) turns up unexpectedly, and Lee (Lee Mack) pretends that Mario is a plumber, very similar to the famous Nintendo cartoon character. Geoffrey believes that Mario is in the flat to fix the toilet, and he finds Mario sitting on the sofa drinking wine. Geoffrey is unhappy with him and orders him to continue with the work that he's not actually doing.