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The Other One

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The Other One

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BBC Two | Acorn TV | Release Date: August 10, 2020

Summary: Cathy Walcott's (Ellie White) life is turned upside down when her father dies suddenly, revealing he had another family, including a daughter (Lauren Socha) also named Catherine Walcott in this comedy written by Holly Walsh.
[Originally premiered as a pilot episode on BBC 2 on 13 Sep 2017, a full season on BBC1 on 12 Jun 2020. Airs inCathy Walcott's (Ellie White) life is turned upside down when her father dies suddenly, revealing he had another family, including a daughter (Lauren Socha) also named Catherine Walcott in this comedy written by Holly Walsh.
[Originally premiered as a pilot episode on BBC 2 on 13 Sep 2017, a full season on BBC1 on 12 Jun 2020. Airs in the US on Acorn TV in Aug 2020]… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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The New York Times

Mike Hale

Aug 3, 2020

Season 1 Review: The show’s creator, Holly Walsh, deftly undercuts the inherent sentimentalities of her story, even as the supremely uptight Cathy (Ellie White) and the raucous, free-spirited Cat (Lauren Socha) predictably overcome their differences and form a new family blended from emotional openness and cheap white wine run through a SodaStream. Read full review

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The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Aug 3, 2020

Season 1 Review: It’s a show with a loving heart that nevertheless manages to remain witty and fleet, doing a lot with every scene and never wasting a minute. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter

Robyn Bahr

Aug 10, 2020

Season 1 Review: Acorn's imported British comedy The Other One, also inspired by a true story of fraudulent fatherhood and long-lost siblings, charmingly finds the middle ground between dense pathos and glib laughs. The show is a rare gem. Read full review

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Joel Keller

Aug 12, 2020

Season 1 Review: The Other One takes a unique look at death and mourning, couched in a story about two families thrown together under extreme circumstances. The show’s warmth is established almost right away and will only get better. Read full review

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i Rachael Sigee

May 9, 2022

Season 2 Review: This is not quite as sharply funny as Walsh’s work on Motherland, but while the jokes might not always be laugh-out-loud, the relationships between these women (and now Callum) are deftly drawn with heart and tenderness that sings through the absurdity. Read full review

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