The Other One (2017)
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 2017 - 2022
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Comedy about two sisters who had no idea the other existed until their father drops dead. Stars Ellie White, Lauren Socha, Christopher Jeffers, Rebecca Front, Siobhan Finneran and more.
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Holly Walsh: 'Half my ideas come from talking rubbish'
The comedian and writer tells Robin Parker about her inspiration for her BBC1 comedy The Other One and the isolation of working in lockdown.
Robin Parker, Broadcast, 5th June 2020Holly Walsh: interview
The comedian, comedy writer and TV producer on the things that make her laugh the most.
The Guardian, 5th June 2020The Other One review
Motherland writer Holly Walsh has created a cheering portrait of a family brought together through loss.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 5th June 2020Holly Walsh interview
"Comedy is like the church - a lot of female vicars, not many female bishops".
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 4th June 2020TV preview: The Other One, BBC One
Whether by luck or judgement the BBC is on a roll at the moment with sitcoms featuring strong female casts.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd June 2020The Other One: funny, rude and piercingly sad
In this comedy of affairs and second wives, we see the family as I like to see it: generous, expansive, richly humane.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 3rd June 2020Holly Walsh talks about making The Other One
Holly Walsh talks about co-writing and directing BBC comedy The Other One. She discusses how "character is everything".
British Comedy Guide, 1st June 2020My lockdown: Holly Walsh
Holly Walsh, 39, wrote BBC parenting comedy Motherland and is working on a new series. She's also written a new sitcom, The Other One, about what happens when you discover your dead dad has a secret family.
Andrew Williams, Metro, 1st June 2020The Other One bigamy comedy returns
Bigamy sitcom The Other One - about two very different mother-and-daughter pairs brought together when their one, single husband/father dies - has been commissioned for a full series on BBC Two.
British Comedy Guide, 30th April 2018Euan Ferguson's best television of 2017
Includes Motherland, Car Share and W1A, while flops include The Nightly Show.
Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 10th December 2017