Uneven but Characterful

owen-watts

I was definitely attracted to this almost entirely by the stellar pairing of Ellie White and Rebecca Front - two of the greatest British comedy talents of their respective generations finally working together is glorious on its own. The Other One is a tale of infidelity, family, awkwardly internalising your feelings and crossing perceived class boundaries in a fairly strong British TV tradition.

It's a rather broad and not particularly consistent show as it both lacks the serious venom of something like Nighty Night but also the warm characterisation of something like King Gary - sitting somewhere awkwardly between the two. The characters are either too shallow or too bitter to be truly likable - but it was kept watchable by some solid casting, some surprising musical choices and a rather brilliantly misdirected final twist.

score 7/10

owen-watts 20 July 2020

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