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Other One - Season 1

Series: Other One

4.4

(371)

Episodes

Rating

TVMA

Year

2020

Language

English

Publisher

Acorn TV

About

Two families with nothing in common but a philandering patriarch collide in this "acerbic but heartfelt" (Los Angeles Times) British comedy. After her husband dies at his surprise party, Tess (Rebecca Front, Humans, Inspector Lewis) gets an even bigger shock when she learns he had a secret family. Now she and her uptight daughter, Cathy (Ellie White, The Windsors), must get to know playful Marilyn (Siobhan Finneran, Downton Abbey, Loch Ness) and her free-spirited daughter, Cat (Lauren Socha, Misfits, Catastrophe). As Tess struggles to process her husband's betrayal and Cathy anxiously plans her wedding to her feckless fiancé (Amit Shah, The Hundred Foot Journey), Cat tries to forge the sisterly bond she's always craved. "A very funny, oddly tender, and moving exploration of love, grief, forgiveness, and family" (The Guardian, UK).

Related Subjects

Comedy

Episodes

1. The Scattering of Ashes

29m

When family man Colin suddenly dies, his wife, Tess, and daughter, Cathy, get an even greater shock: Colin had been hiding a mistress, Marilyn, and another daughter, Cat, across town. Two weeks after the funeral, Cathy attempts to retrieve Colin's ashes from his other family, while Tess decides it's time to get back into the dating game.

2. The Birthday Dinner

29m

Born five days apart, Cat and Cathy have different ideas about how to celebrate their upcoming birthdays: Cathy wants a quiet night with her fiancé, Marcus, while Cat thinks they should party together. Tess reconnects with a friend while Nordic walking.

3. The Boat Party

29m

After a breakdown at work, Cathy is put on compassionate leave and asked to attend grief counseling, but she hides what happened from her mother and fiancé. Cat wants to be Cathy's maid of honor and offers to take care of the wedding dress.

4. The House Clearance

29m

Cathy boxes up her father's things in preparation for selling the house, and Cat and Marilyn go overboard taking mementos. Later, Cathy teaches Cat how to ride a bike, while Marcus visits the dump.

5. The Hen Do

29m

Marilyn and Cat attend Cathy's bachelorette party along with Cathy's posh school friend and energetic aunt. Despite Cathy's meticulously organized itinerary for the camping trip, things don't go to plan.

6. The Pre-Nup Drink-Up

29m

Cathy's pre-wedding jitters reach a breaking point when Marcus accidentally scuffs a wall in the house. Tess throws a party the night before the wedding, hoping to impress Marcus's formidable father, while Marilyn hits it off with Marcus's mother.