The Other One (1977)
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1977 - 1979
- 13 episodes (2 series)
Sitcom about the unlikely friendship between two boring bachelors, Ralph Tanner and Brian Bryant. Stars Richard Briers, Michael Gambon and Michael Chesden.
Another production also has this name.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1977 - 1979
- Channel
- BBC 1
- Episodes
- 13 (2 series)
- Stars
- Richard Briers, Michael Gambon and Michael Chesden
- Writers
- John Esmonde and Bob Larbey
- Directors
- Roger Race and Gareth Gwenlan
- Producers
- John Howard Davies and Roger Race
- Company
Meeting at the airport on route to a package holiday in Spain, boring bachelors Brian Bryant and Ralph Tanner strike up an unlikely friendship.
The former is friendly, although gullible, and the latter is a loser desperate to be seen as an all-knowing man of the world.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 11th November 1977 at 8:30pm on BBC One