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Wilfred
Season 2023, Episode 1
Lee throws everything at creating the perfect family Christmas, agreeing to Lucy's wishes to do something charitable and avoid anything going wrong. This moment of festive spirit sees the couple invite Wilfred, a lonely pensioner from the nearby care home, to join them for Christmas dinner. The only instruction is that Wilfred is not - under any circumstances - allowed to drink alcohol. However, given best friend Toby, uptight ice-queen Anna, Lucy's mum Wendy and curmudgeonly dad Geoffrey are all present, the chances of Lee ensuring this Christmas runs to plan look decidedly slim. Festive instalment of the long-running comedy, starring Lee Mack, Sally Bretton and Hugh Dennis
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Cast & Crew
Lee Mack
(Actor)
.. Lee
Sally Bretton
(Actor)
.. Lucy
Abigail Cruttenden
(Actor)
.. Anna
Francesca Newman
(Actor)
.. Mollie
Finley Southby
(Actor)
.. Charlie
Geoffrey Whitehead
(Actor)
.. Geoffrey
Deborah Grant
(Actor)
.. Wendy
Max Pattison
(Actor)
.. Benji
Hugh Dennis
(Actor)
.. Toby
Richard Syms
(Actor)
.. Wilfred
David Hargreaves
(Actor)
.. Old Man in Santa Suit
Delroy Atkinson
(Actor)
.. Neighbour
Ketorah Williams
(Actor)
.. Paramedic
Angela McHale
(Actor)
.. Careworker
Daniel Peak
(Writer)
Nick Wood
(Director)
Jamie Rix
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Lee Mack
(Actor)
.. Lee
Born:
August 04, 1968
in
Southport
Best Known For:
His role as namesake Lee in BBC comedy Not Going Out.
Early-life:
Born Lee Gordon McKillop in Southport, Manchester. He lived with his parents above a pub before their divorce and he relocated to Blackburn. He left school at sixteen and worked as a stable boy and a bingo caller before his talent for performing was realised. He joined Pontin's as a Bluecoat but was sacked for shouting profanities at the audience and going on stage drunk. He entered an open-mike competition in 1994 and his talent was so obvious that he was to become a full-time comic within 18 months.
Career:
His success as a stand-up was crowned when he won an award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He came to the attention of TV bosses after a stint on the radio. Lee was cast in The Sketch show alongside long-term collaborator Tim Vine. After a short-lived stint presenting They Think It's All Over, Mack and Vine began work on Not Going Out. The series revolves around two friends with opposite backgrounds and personalities, much like the two comics themselves. Mack has recently become a regular on comedy panel shows such as Would I Lie to You? and Have I Got News for You. He also has sell-out tours and best-selling DVDs to his name.
Quote:
"I'm not as bothered about being as cool as I was 10 years ago. I quite like the idea of being phenomenally uncool."
Trivia:
In June 2012, Mack was one of the comperes at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert outside Buckingham Palace.
Sally Bretton
(Actor)
.. Lucy
Born:
April 23, 1980
in
Portsmouth
Best Known For:
Playing Lucy in the BBC comedy Not Going Out.
Early-life:
Sally was born in Portsmouth on April 23, 1980. She made her TV acting debut as a child in the 1987 miniseries Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story. She went on to train at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Career:
Bretton has starred in a number of TV shows, including Sunburn, The Office, Night & Day, Absolute Power, Blessed, and Green Wing, but she is better known for playing Lee Mack's love interest Lucy in the BBC comedy Not Going Out. Her film credits include Outlaw (2007).
Quote:
"I tend to take quite heavy roles in the theatre and then muck about on telly."
Trivia:
Bretton worked as a drama teacher at the Top Hat Stage and Screen School.
Abigail Cruttenden
(Actor)
.. Anna
Francesca Newman
(Actor)
.. Mollie
Finley Southby
(Actor)
.. Charlie
Geoffrey Whitehead
(Actor)
.. Geoffrey
Deborah Grant
(Actor)
.. Wendy
Max Pattison
(Actor)
.. Benji
Hugh Dennis
(Actor)
.. Toby
Born:
February 13, 1962
in
Kettering
Best Known For:
His regular slot on Mock the Week and The Now Show on Radio 4.
Early-life:
Peter Hugh Dennis was born in Kettering on February 13, 1962. His father was Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Hugh read geography at Cambridge, where he joined the famous Footlights and met future comedy partner Steve Punt. After graduating, he worked at Unilever for six years. Hugh and Steve worked the comedy circuit, including London's Comedy Store. There, they were spotted by Jasper Carrott, who offered the pair a slot on his show Carrott Confidential.
Career:
Punt and Dennis moved on to work on The Mary Whitehouse Experience, alongside Rob Newman and David Baddiel, before branching out into their own radio series, It's Been A Bad Week and the hugely popular The Now Show. Over the years, Dennis has appeared in a string of comedy shows, including The Imaginatively Titled Punt and Dennis Show, Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You. As well as keeping busy with plenty of voice-over work, Dennis is also an accomplished actor. His CV boasts roles in My Hero and the popular sitcom Outnumbered. He has been involved with The Now Show on Radio 4 since 1998.
Quote:
"Everyone's careers go at different paces; you need to forget what other people are doing and concentrate on your own progress."
Trivia:
Away from performing, in 2007, Dennis took part in a mountain stage of the Tour de France.
Richard Syms
(Actor)
.. Wilfred
David Hargreaves
(Actor)
.. Old Man in Santa Suit
Delroy Atkinson
(Actor)
.. Neighbour
Ketorah Williams
(Actor)
.. Paramedic
Angela McHale
(Actor)
.. Careworker
Daniel Peak
(Writer)
Nick Wood
(Director)
Jamie Rix
(Producer)
