Friend

Friend is the third episode of the twelfth series of Not Going Out and aired on 8th April 2022.

Synopsis
When Lee promises Lucy that he will make more of an effort to be friendly with other parents in the playground, he makes the mistake of starting with Keith.

Plot
Molly (Francesca Newman) has a friend over at the house, and Lee (Lee Mack) joins in with a game of Jenga. Lucy (Sally Bretton) is fed up and feels awkward about having to try and interact with the other parents at Molly's school, and wants Lee to try and include himself more. As he goes to the school to pick up the twins, his attempt to talk to the mums fails miserably but his moment to get involved resurrects itself when he converses with one of the dads, Keith (Joe Wilkinson), a childish man of very few words. Lee finds this very irritating, escalated more by his wife's encouragement for him to see him and start a friendship.

Main cast

 * Lee Mack as Lee
 * Sally Bretton as Lucy
 * Hugh Dennis as Toby
 * Francesca Newman as Molly

Secondary cast

 * Joe Wilkinson as Keith
 * Stephanie Langton as Kirsty

Crew

 * Producer - Jamie Rix
 * Writer - Lee Mack