The Other One (TV series)

The Other One
Genre	Sitcom[1]
Created by	Holly Walsh
Written by	Holly Walsh; Pippa Brown
Directed by	Holly Walsh
Starring	Ellie White; Lauren Socha; Rebecca Front; Siobhan Finneran; Amit Shah;
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)
External links
	Website

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, Rebecca Front, Lauren Socha, and Siobhan Finneran.[2]

Plot

The sitcom follows young Catherine "Cathy" Walcott, & her half sister, Catherine "Cat" Walcott, who had no idea of each other's existence until their father's untimely death at a birthday party.[3]

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.[4]

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[5]
Neil Pearson as Paul
Stephen Tompkinson as Mr Shipham

Broadcast

The Other One is currently broadcast on BBC1 weekly from Friday 5 June 2020 at 9pm, 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 4 stars and commented on the “stellar acting”.[6]

References

"The Other One, BBC2, review: A bread and butter Friday night sitcom with real heart". i. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
"Meet the cast of BBC One sitcom The Other One". Radio Times.
"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.

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[1] "The Other One, BBC2, review: A bread and butter Friday night sitcom with real heart". i. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[2] "Meet the cast of BBC One sitcom The Other One". Radio Times.

[3] "When is The Other One on TV?". Radio Times.

[4] "The Other One's Holly Walsh: secret families 'more common than you think'". Den of Geek. 5 June 2020.

[5] Guide, British Comedy. "The Other One - BBC1 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide.