7.4/1022 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/26/2013
Sara is about to turn 40, and life is not as she imagined it would be. Whether it's making urgent funeral arrangements for a dead cat, lying about her personal life to placate her anxious mother, or getting into trouble with a netball referee, Sara's life is reaching tipping point and something's got to give. Much to Sara's dismay, it seems her friends are arranging a 'surprise' birthday party, but what she doesn't know is that they're about to set her a dramatic ultimatum.
Director: Natalie Bailey
Writer: Sue Perkins
- 7.3/1018 votes
#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/5/2013
Sara embarks on her course of life coaching with the eccentric Toria, but a hypnosis session has some unfortunate consequences for Justine. Daniel is feeling undervalued at work, and a disagreement with Sara turns into a full-blown vendetta on the paintball battlefield. And Sara's offer to help a distressed woman in a custody battle for her dog, leads Sara to meet Dutch action hero Kip Schwitzendorf.
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- 5.9/1022 votes
#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/12/2013
Sara's ex-girlfriend Sabine turns up unexpectedly, throwing Sara's life into disarray. Eve seems keen to take her relationship with Sara further but Sabine's intervention throws a spanner in the works. Jamie is having a masculinity crisis and Daniel offers to rectify this with his own unique brand of machismo.
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- 7.1/1016 votes
#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/19/2013
A veterinary inspector calls at the surgery, forcing Sara to get help from an unlikely source. A Russian woman gives Sara an ultimatum to arouse her dog and Daniel spends some quality time with the ladies.
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- 7.4/1018 votes
#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/26/2013
Sara and the gang go to Toria's spooky family home, for a practice exercise in which Sara must come out to Toria's parents. Toria is forced to face her own fears, and Jamie and Justine share an intimate moment.
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- 7.5/1019 votes
#6 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/2/2013
It's time for Sara to come out to her parents. Toria issues her with a lucky charm to bring good fortune, but it seems Sara's luck may be about to run out.
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The Best Episodes of Heading Out Season 1
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Sara is a woman approaching middle age who is popular and successful - she's a veterinarian so skilled that she can spay a tortoise using...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC Two
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Heading Out" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Natalie Bailey and written by Sue Perkins, it aired on 2/26/2013. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".