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Posted: January 30th, 2009.
The acclaimed second series of LEE MACKS Royal Television Society and Golden Rose award-winning sitcom, Not Going Out, is set to be released on DVD for the first time by Universal Pictures. Packed full of the jokes, jibes and general misunderstandings of happy-go-lucky Lee (LEE MACK), his best mate Tim (fellow BAFTA Award winner TIM VINE) and the object of Lees hapless affections, his landlady and Tims sister Lucy (SALLY BRETTON, The Office, Green Wing) the DVD contains the entire seven-part series, the seasonal Christmas Special plus exclusive extras from the cast. Originally broadcast on BBC ONE in autumn 2007, the DVD is out on 2nd February 2009, to coincide with the BBC transmission of the much anticipated third series.
Series two sees Lee with a big problem. His flatmate Kate has moved out for good and his best mate and landlord, Tim has put the apartment up for sale. Faced with the prospect of losing the flat, not to mention his well-meaning but utterly useless cleaner Barbara (MIRANDA HART, Hyperdrive and Lead Balloon), Lee rents the spare room to Tim’s ambitious younger sister Lucy. The arrangement turns out to be far from perfect however with high-flyer Lucy taking on Lee in a bidding war for the flat.
Sibling rivalry turns into full-on anxiety as uptight accountant Tim quickly becomes suspicious of Lee’s influence on his kid sister. To top it all, Lee starts to seriously question the suitability of Lucys new boyfriend (SIMON DUTTON, The Saint and Holby City) and he finds his plans for keeping the flat are not plain sailing. On the plus side, his new domestic set-up does lead him to discover the art world, the underworld, and the lengths one man will go for tickets to an England football match
The series two DVD extras include: never-before-seen footage from the rehearsals; behind-the-scenes at a studio recording with LEE actor, comic, writer and stuntman MACK (and MIRANDA HARTS bout of Tourettes); plus alternative audio commentaries on three episodes courtesy of LEE, TIM, KATY WIX (set to appear in Series 3) and writer ANDREW COLLINS.
An acclaimed writer and performer, LEE is probably best known to television audiences as a resident team captain on Would I Lie To You? (BBC ONE), from Have I Got News For You (BBC ONE) and as a key writer and performer in the BAFTA Award winning The Sketch Show (ITV1), which ran for two series in the UK before LEE went on to work alongside KELSEY GRAMMER in an American version of the show. He has also written and starred in his Sony Radio Award nominated The Lee Mack Show (BBC Radio 2); hosted They Think Its All Over (BBC ONE); and headlined and hosted Live at the Apollo (BBC ONE). An award-winning stand-up, LEE’S latest tour was a sell-out, nominated for a British Comedy Award, recorded for release on DVD, and subsequently broadcast on Channel 4 this autumn. In 2005 LEE won the Best Stand-Up award at the Loaded LAFTAS, in addition to previously winning a Time Out Best Live Comedy Award and receiving a nomination for the Perrier Award.
The DVD is out on February 2nd and retails for £19.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £12.98,while the Series 1 & 2 Boxset retails for £39.99.
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