Serious

Serious was the first episode of Series 1 of Not Going Out and originally aired on 6 October 2006.

Synopsis
Lee tries to find his serious side by going on a date with an author, while Kate attempts to discover her lighter side at clown school. Kate's ex-boyfriend Tim tries to patch things up with her by finally apologising for his misdemeanors.

Plot
Kate is trying to make Lee choose a career, but when she suggests clown classes, she ends up taking them herself with limited success.

Meanwhile, Lee agrees to go on a date with Lucy Moss, a serious and earnest author whose book was published by Kate's company, in an attempt to show Kate his serious side. Tim uses Lee's absence to try to make things up with Kate.

Main cast

 * Lee Mack as Lee
 * Tim Vine as Tim
 * Megan Dodds as Kate

Guest stars

 * Alexandra Gilbreath as Lucy Moss
 * Angela McHale as the clown instructor

Crew

 * Producer - Alex Hardcastle
 * Producer - Nick Wood
 * Writer - Lee Mack
 * Writer - Andrew Collins

Trivia

 * On the Series 1 DVD this was one of the three episodes to have a DVD commentary, which was done by Lee Mack and director Alex Hardcastle.
 * This episode was used for the un-aired pilot. However, in the pilot had the lead role as Kate, which also inspired the characters name.
 * This was the fourth episode to be filmed.
 * Angela McHale later reappears in several more roles in Not Going Out, in the episodes Amy, Donor, and Lollipop Man. She also provides the voice of the sat-nav in the episode Car.
 * The restaurant scene was shot on the same set as the wake from Death.