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Going Out (1981)
Brilliant
I give Going Out a 10/10. I have never seen the series since it was first shown back in 1980. I have never forgotten it! The previous comments that other members have submitted on this sight are all so very relevant, and on a par with my recollections of this brilliant (and seemingly underrated/forgotten show). I remember my mates and I ( a couple of years after leaving school)really 'buzzing' and looking forward to each episode. We were in our late teens, and were punk rockers - really identified with the characters and the plot. Watching the series was like a teenage summer love - wonderful/magic then painful when the short-lived joy was over - never to be forgotten! For information: The Scots 'baddie'character was called Haggis - he appeared in an episode of the Comic Strip Presents 'Mr Jolly Lives Next Door'! I have seen a couple of the show's characters in other films/programmes, since: the bespectacled'geek' Sammy, was a Sex Pistol (Paul Cook) in the movie Sid and Nancy. The girl with the braces on her teeth, appeared in the same movie as a punk rocker. She also had a run in the TV police series The Bill. Thanks to all of you who have posted about this great show already. It's great to read all of your comments and know that others appreciated the show and felt the same. Let's hope that the show gets a re-run one day soon!