Details have been revealed about the Not Going Out Christmas Special which goes out on BBC1 in December.

The seventh series finale last year saw Lee (Lee Mack) and Lucy (Sally Bretton) finally tie the knot. This time we rejoin the couple a year on. It’s Christmas Eve and Lee and Lucy are doing some last minute shopping when an unexpected stranger turns their Christmas upside down.  A heavily pregnant Lucy is three days overdue with their first baby, when they find themselves mistakenly caught up in a robbery at the local department store.

Alongside them are Lee’s dad Frank (Bobby Ball) dressed as Santa’s elf, uber-ditzy friend Daisy (Katy Wix) )and neighbours Toby (Hugh Dennis) and Anna (Abigail Cruttenden).  Locked in and faced with a dangerous armed robber wearing a Father Christmas latex mask, they need to come up with an escape plan before things take a turn for the worst.  With gun shots, plenty of screaming and hiding in Santa’s grotto, will Lee’s actions and usually ill-thought out ideas get them into even more trouble?

The Christmas special is co-written by Lee Mack and Danny Peak.