''The One'' is a British

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television series based on John Marrs's 2016 novel of the same name. It was created by

Howard Overman Howard Overman is a British television writer, best known for creating the series ''Misfits'' which won the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Best Drama Series and the police-procedural comedy ''Vexed''. Career Overman has written scripts for ser ...

and was released on

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on 12 March 2021.

Cast and characters

Hannah Ware Hannah Rose Ware''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005''; at ancestry.com (born 8 December 1982) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Emma Kane in the Starz political drama series ''Boss'' (2011–2012) ...

as Rebecca Webb *

Dimitri Leonidas Dimitri Leonidas (born 14 November 1987) is an English actor, best known for his roles in ''The Monuments Men'', '' Rosewater'' and ''Riviera''. Early life Leonidas was born on 14 November 1987 in Brent, London, the son of a Greek Cypriot fath ...

as James Whiting *

Amir El-Masry Amir El-Masry ( ar, أمير المصري; born 2 August 1990) is an Egyptian-British actor. He won a Scottish BAFTA for his performance in the film ''Limbo'' (2020) and was nominated for a British Independent Film Award. He was named a 2020 BAF ...

as Ben Naser *

Stephen Campbell Moore Stephen Campbell Moore (born Stephen Moore Thorpe, 30 November 1979) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in Alan Bennett's play '' The History Boys'' and the film based on it. Since 2019, he has starred in the sci-fi television ...

as Damien Brown * Wilf Scolding as Ethan *

Diarmaid Murtagh Diarmaid Murtagh (born 28 July 1982) is an Irish actor. He portrayed Leif in the 2013 historical drama television series ''Vikings'', Dimitri in ''Dracula Untold'' (2014) and Captain Harpen in ''The Monuments Men'' (2014). Biography Murtagh was b ...

as Connor Martin * Lois Chimimba as Hannah Bailey * Eric Kofi-Abrefa as Mark Bailey *

Pallavi Sharda Pallavi Sharda (born 5 March 1990) is an Australian actress of Indian descent, and a classical Indian Bharathanatyam dancer. Her film credits include Oscar nominated film '' Lion'' (2016), Bollywood films '' Begum Jaan'' (2017) and ''Hawaizaad ...

as Megan Chapman * Zoe Tapper as Kate Saunders * Albano Jerónimo as Matheus Silva * Gregg Chillin as Nick Gedny * Nadia Albina as Amy Naser *

Simone Kirby Simone Kirby (born 28 October 1976) is an Irish people, Irish actress. She is probably best known for playing Oonagh in the Ken Loach film ''Jimmy's Hall''. Other credits include Irene O'Donnell in ''Peaky Blinders (TV series), Peaky Blinders'' ...

as Charlotte Driscoll *

Laura Aikman Laura Holly Aikman (born 24 December 1985) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Debbie in ''Not Going Out'' and '' Gavin and Stacey'' as Sonia. Early life Aikman was born in the London Borough of Brent in 1985, the daught ...

as Lucy Bell

Production

On 15 November 2018, it was announced that

had given the production a series order for a first series consisting of eight episodes. The series was created by

Reception

Review aggregator

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reported an approval rating of 44% based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 5.33/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Too much plot and not enough resolve let ''The One'' down, but its fun and flashy thrills may be enough to keep viewers entertained - at least for a little while."

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reported a weighted average score for the series of 51 out of 100 based on 9 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Episodes

References

External links

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