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Heading Out (2013)

Heading Out poster
Genre
comedy television series, LGBT-related television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
16
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Sara is a veterinarian in her 30s whose friends give her an ultimatum. She must finally tell her parents that she is gay, leading to awkward and funny situations.

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What happens

Heading Out is a British sitcom created by and starring comedian Sue Perkins. It was first broadcast on BBC Two on 26 February 2013. Heading Out tells the story of Sara, a veterinarian who is given an ultimatum by her friends to tell her parents that she is gay. Perkins had the idea for the sitcom for around ten years, before she developed the confidence to write it. Heading Out was commissioned for a full series in April 2012 and production began in September that year. The show was not commissioned for a second series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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