TV series

The Other One

Name: The Other One
Released: 2020
Cast: Ellie White, Lauren Socha, Siobhan Finneran

2020–2022· 2 seasons· 30 min episodesNR★ 6.4Ended

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Synopsis

After Colin Walcott drops dead at his birthday party his wife Tess and daughter Cat discover he had a long-term mistress Marilyn by whom he has a daughter Cath. An irate Tess throws out Colin's belongings whilst Cat is angry with boy-friend Marcus over a text he sent to another girl. When the two half-sisters meet there is an argument over where to scatter their father's ashes, leading to police intervention whilst they also learn he may have been having an affair with yet another woman.

Themes

depressing cliché

Episodes

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E1 Episode 1Next upJun 12, 2020 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Rebecca Front (Tess Walcott), Amit Shah (Marcus), Stephen Tompkinson (Mr. Shippen), Sarah Kendall (Kelly), Nicholas A. Newman (Maitre d'), Clare Cameron (Receptionist), Simon Greenall (Colin (voice)), Zoe Matthews (Moira)
E2 Episode 2Jun 19, 2020 · 30 min · ★ 5.0
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Rebecca Front (Tess Walcott), Amit Shah (Marcus), Zoe Matthews (Moira), Natalie Grady (Wedding Dress Assistant), Jag Sanghera (Mussa), James Oates (Liam), Vivienne Acheampong (Saff), Eugene Collins (Tony)
E3 Episode 3Jun 26, 2020 · 30 min · ★ 5.0
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Amit Shah (Marcus), John Tueart (Paramedic), Louis Emerick (Pat), Jimmy Gallagher (Vince), Tina Harris (Rochelle), Malcolm Pitt (Barry), Chris Kerry (Lilly), Danny Clifford (Stripper)
E4 Episode 4Jul 3, 2020 · 30 min · ★ 5.3
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Danny Clifford (Stripper), Tessie Orange-Turner (Claire), Caroline Quentin (Dawn), Tessa Coates (Cress), Shalini Peiris (Olivia), George Frost (Jay), Zariah Bailey (Sam), Rhiannon Clements (Melanie)
E5 Episode 5Jul 10, 2020 · 30 min
Synopsis
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 in to Cat’s old school bully.
Guest stars: Rebecca Front (Tess Walcott), Amit Shah (Marcus), Stephen Tompkinson (Mr. Shippen), Maddie Rice (Meredith), Caroline Quentin (Dawn), Rhiannon Clements (Melanie), Silas Carson (Shray), Shobu Kapoor (Mishti)
E6 Episode 6Jul 17, 2020 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Rebecca Front (Tess Walcott), Sarah Kendall (Kelly), Simon Greenall (Colin (voice)), Christopher Jeffers (Callum), Charlotte Ritchie (Kitty), Hamish Gray (Fisherman), Jordan Murphy (Gus), Timothy Harker (Solicitor)