The Other One (TV series)
The Other One is a British television comedy series broadcast on BBC One, written and directed by Holly Walsh, produced by Pippa Brown, and starring Ellie White, Lauren Socha, Rebecca Front, and Siobhan Finneran.
| The Other One | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom[1] |
| Created by | Holly Walsh |
| Written by | Holly Walsh Pippa Brown |
| Directed by | Holly Walsh |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Vince Pope |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | Tiger Aspect |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Original release | 13 September 2017 (pilot) 5 June 2020 (series 1) 5 May 2022 (series 2) |
Plot
The sitcom follows young Catherine "Cathy" Walcott (Ellie White) & her half sister, Catherine "Cat" Walcott (Lauren Socha), who had no idea of each other's existence until their father's untimely death at a birthday party.[2]
Production
Walsh was inspired to write the sitcom after hearing a true story about a man with two families who gave his kids the same name to avoid confusion or being sprung.[3]
Cast
- Ellie White as Catherine "Cathy" Walcott, a woman who finds out she has a half-sister with the same name after her father's death
- Lauren Socha as Catherine "Cat" Walcott, Cathy's younger half-sister, who is introduced to her at her father's funeral
- Rebecca Front as Tess Walcott, Cathy's mother and the widow of Colin
- Siobhan Finneran as Marilyn, Colin's eccentric mistress and the mother of Cat; she suffers from agoraphobia
- Amit Shah as Dr. Marcus Tandell, Cathy's fiancé
- Simon Greenall as Colin Walcott, Cathy and Cat's late father
- Caroline Quentin as Auntie Dawn (Tess's Sister)
- Shobu Kapoor as Mrs Mishti Tandell
- Silas Carson as Mr Shray Tandell[4]
- Neil Pearson as Paul
- Stephen Tompkinson as Mr Shipham
Broadcast
The Other One was broadcast on BBC1 weekly from Friday 5 June 2020 at 9 p.m., with all of the seven episodes of the first series available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
Reception
Critic Emily Baker in the i newspaper gave the first episode four stars and commented on the “stellar acting”.[5]
References
- "The Other One, BBC2, review: A bread and butter Friday night sitcom with real heart". i. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "When is The Other One on TV?". Radio Times.
- "The Other One's Holly Walsh: secret families 'more common than you think'". Den of Geek. 5 June 2020.
- Guide, British Comedy. "The Other One - BBC1 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide.
- Baker, Emily (5 June 2020). "The Other One, BBC2, review: A bread and butter Friday night sitcom with real heart". i. Retrieved 18 May 2021.