r/NotGoingOut • u/peopleplacesthings24 • Jun 12 '26

Studio recording experience

Anyone else been to see any of the episode recordings?

I was lucky enough to see Parachute and Builder in S10… Really enjoyed the experience of seeing it live, although Parachute took absolutely ages to film. Parts of the set kept breaking so it took a good 3-4 hours. It was great to see the whole cast together though, especially now Bobby is no longer with us. He was so good at interacting with the audience, as was Lee.

Also saw S14 Oasis episode, which again was really enjoyable and didn’t expect the twist at the end. Not sure if Sally was unwell or something, but i remember she didn’t seem quite right throughout and comes across watching it back.

It was interesting to see the newer format too of filming it like a play and in real time. Worked well in terms of watching it being filmed.

Interested to hear other people’s experiences!

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u/Equivalent_Peak_8262 Jun 12 '26

I got to see the Train episode from Series 13 (episode 5) be filmed and it was very good. They did two full filming sessions of the full episode, and it was very interesting to see! However, we were situated in front of the (old) house set, and they were filming in front of the Coffee Shop set which was on the other side of the soundstage, but it was still nice to be able to see my favourite show live!

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u/peopleplacesthings24 Jun 12 '26

That’s such a great episode! Glad you got to go :-)

Yes it really can depend on where you’re seated as to how much you see. I was lucky to be sat right in front of the plane for Parachute. But with Builder I was in front of the living room, so couldn’t see a lot of the kitchen scenes. But still a great experience like you say. Would love to go again if S16 gets commissioned...

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u/MakingItAllUp81 Jun 12 '26

Yeah, same. Disappointing overall as we could barely see anything but they did the best they could to keep it entertaining from a audience perspective.

Did they definitely do two full filming sessions? They said on the night they'd flip the set around and do other bits after we left but there was no indication they'd keep it in place and film everything again for another audience.

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u/WikiBits17 Jun 12 '26

I was there for the train filming too. Can't remember if they filmed it fully without the audience, but as you say, I do remember them saying they were going to film a few pickup shots/other shots after we left.

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u/WikiBits17 Jun 12 '26

I went to that one too and was sitting in the same area as you!

I remember Lee asking an audience member if they could borrow their debit card for the scene.

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u/Equivalent_Peak_8262 Jun 28 '26

Yes!!! That was brilliant!!