The Other One (2017 TV series)
{{Short description|British television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
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| creator = Holly Walsh
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| writer = Holly Walsh
Pippa Brown
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| language = English
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| executive_producer = Pippa Brown
Holly Walsh
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| last_aired = {{End date|2022|05|06|df=y}}
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The Other One is a British television comedy series broadcast on BBC One, written and directed by Holly Walsh and starring Ellie White, Lauren Socha, Rebecca Front and Siobhan Finneran.
Plot
The sitcom follows young Catherine "Cathy" Walcott (Ellie White) and 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-06-03/the-other-one-release-date/amp/|title=When is The Other One on TV?|website=Radio Times}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-other-ones-holly-walsh-secret-families-more-common-than-you-think/|title=The Other One's Holly Walsh: secret families 'more common than you think'|date=5 June 2020|website=Den of Geek}}
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 suffered from agoraphobia
- Amit Shah as Marcus Tandell, Cathy's ex-fiancé
- Simon Greenall as Colin Walcott, Cathy and Cat's late father
- Caroline Quentin as Auntie Dawn, Tess' sister
- Shobu Kapoor as Mishti Tandell, Marcus' mother
- Silas Carson as Shray Tandell, Marcus' father{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_other_one_2017/|title=The Other One - BBC1 Sitcom|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}
- Tessie Orange-Turner as Claire, Cathy's school friend
- Neil Pearson as Paul
- Stephen Tompkinson as Mr Shipham
- Maddie Rice as Meredith, Marcus' lover
- Sarah Kendall as the real estate agent (Series 1)
- Christopher Jeffers as Callum (Series 2)
- Michele Austin as Angela, Callum's mother (Series 2)
- Lolly Adefope as Pretty Cathy, one of Cathy’s old school friends (Series 2)
Episodes
{{Series overview
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= Pilot (2017) =
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{{Episode list |Title = Pilot
|DirectedBy = Dan Zeff
|WrittenBy = Holly Walsh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|09|13|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Colin Walcott dies at his surprise birthday party, where his wife Tess and daughter Cathy find out about his other wife and daughter. Cat and Cathy are polar opposites but eventually bond when deciding where to scatter his ashes.
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=Series 1 (2020)=
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Episode 1
|DirectedBy = Holly Walsh
|WrittenBy = Pippa Brown & Holly Walsh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|06|5|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Cathy and Cat cannot find their dad's will and, at their joint birthday party, their mums war over which family their dead dad loved most.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Episode 2
|DirectedBy = Holly Walsh
|WrittenBy = Pippa Brown & Holly Walsh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|06|5|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Cathy is forced to take compassionate leave from work but can't bear to tell Tess, so Cat lets Cathy hide at her house and throws her a party to cheer her up.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Episode 3
|DirectedBy = Holly Walsh
|WrittenBy = Pippa Brown & Holly Walsh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|06|5|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Cathy proposes they get Colin a memorial bench but, as Cat doesn't have the money, she has to improvise. Cathy also agrees to teach Cat how to ride a bike, with disastrous results.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Episode 4
|DirectedBy = Holly Walsh
|WrittenBy = Pippa Brown & Holly Walsh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|06|5|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = With her mum refusing to go, Cathy's hen do invitees are Auntie Dawn, Marilyn, Cat and an old school friend. It doesn't turn out to be the classy, edifying affair Cathy wanted.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Episode 5
|DirectedBy = Holly Walsh
|WrittenBy = Pippa Brown & Holly Walsh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|06|5|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = It's the night before the wedding but Cathy can't enjoy her drink-up as she's obsessed by a scuff on the wall Marcus made, and the sisters run into Cat's old school bully.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Episode 6
|DirectedBy = Holly Walsh
|WrittenBy = Pippa Brown & Holly Walsh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|06|5|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Cat decides to take Cathy on their own sister honeymoon to cheer her up. Marilyn finds Colin's missing will and, together with Tess, they need to tell the girls the shocking news.
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=Series 2 (2022)=
{{Episode table |background=#AE93BA |overall=5 |series=5 |title=22 |director=20 |writer=20 |airdate=18 country=UK |episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Episode 1
|DirectedBy = Holly Walsh
|WrittenBy = Pippa Brown & Holly Walsh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|05|6|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Having finally come to terms with the fact that they are sisters, Cathy and Cat are now reeling from the news that they also have a brother, Callum - and that Cathy has just snogged him.
|LineColor = #AE93BA
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Episode 2
|DirectedBy = Holly Walsh
|WrittenBy = Pippa Brown & Holly Walsh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|05|6|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Cat feuds with a rival delivery driver, and Cathy loses a fight with a washbasin at work. Tess’s singles holiday is a disaster, while Angela becomes Marilyn’s house guest from hell.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Episode 3
|DirectedBy = Holly Walsh
|WrittenBy = Pippa Brown & Holly Walsh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|05|6|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Cat and Cathy go to an adult maths GCSE class where the sexy teacher causes ructions. Tess takes a job in the worst place possible, and Angela resorts to kidnap to win back Peter.
|LineColor = #AE93BA
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Episode 4
|DirectedBy = Holly Walsh
|WrittenBy = Pippa Brown & Holly Walsh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|05|6|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Cathy is excited to introduce her siblings to lambing season at Auntie Dawn’s farm, but Tess brings along an unwelcome visitor and Cat brings an unwise gift.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Episode 5
|DirectedBy = Holly Walsh
|WrittenBy = Pippa Brown & Holly Walsh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|05|6|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = In a bid to heal his rift with Angela, Callum is lured to an eventful Northern Soul Revival. Next day, their Dad Colin still has surprises for his family from beyond the grave.
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Reception
Critic Emily Baker in the i newspaper gave the first episode four stars and commented on the “stellar acting”.{{cite news|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/the-other-one-bbc2-review-holly-walsh-friday-night-sitcom-434419|title=The Other One, BBC2, review: A bread and butter Friday night sitcom with real heart|first=Emily|last=Baker|work=i|date=5 June 2020|access-date=18 May 2021}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BBC programme|p08d6jb0}}
- {{IMDb title|7374240|The Other One}}
- {{British Comedy Guide|tv|the_other_one_2017}}
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Category:2017 British television series debuts
Category:2022 British television series endings
Category:2010s British multi-camera sitcoms
Category:2020s British multi-camera sitcoms
Category:BBC television sitcoms
Category:British English-language television shows