The Other Guy: episode guide

Series 1 | Series 2

The Mattress

Episode 1.01
August 17, 2017
Written by Matt Okine, Becky Lucas
Directed by Kacie Anning

Harriet Dyer, Matthew Okine

AJ wakes up on a mattress with a pool of urine separating him from his one night stand. Unfortunately the mattress belongs to his recent ex, Liv.

Cast (in order of appearance): Matthew Okine as AJ Amon, Valene Kane as Liv Collins, Megan Wilding as Uber Driver, Candice Storey as Spring, Michael Hing as Sam Wu, Harriet Dyer as Stevie Nicholls, Christiaan Van Vuuren as Derek, Dane Hiser as Mattress Man [Larry Steggles], Nikki Britton as Bowlo Manager, Michael-Anthony Taylor as Daddy Mack, William Erimya as Delivery Man

Strangers

Episode 1.02
August 17, 2017
Written by Matt Okine, Becky Lucas
Directed by Kacie Anning

Rebecca Bower, Matthew Okine

AJ contemplates his first date ever when he meets a girl online with a stranger fantasy. Meanwhile, Stevie picks up a pharmacist while buying the morning after pill.

Cast: Matthew Okine as AJ Amon, Harriet Dyer as Stevie Nicholls, Dylan Young as Tim (Pharmacist), Pamela Young as Mavis, Michael Hing as Sam Wu, Rebecca Bower as Odessa, Kane Johnson as Tradie, Luke Ford as Henry, Valene Kane as Liv Collins, Chris Bunton as Gerry

Mother's Day

Episode 1.03
August 17, 2017
Written by Matt Okine, Becky Lucas
Directed by Kacie Anning

Harriet Dyer, Marg Downey

AJ has to decide whether he will reach out to the now ex-best friend who slept with his now ex-girlfriend, or face the threat of eviction.

Cast: Matthew Okine as AJ Amon, Harriet Dyer as Stevie Nicholls, Peter Callan as Aaron, Valene Kane as Liv Collins, Alannah Robertson as Liv's Housemate #1, Neda Aslani as Liv's Housemate #2, Marg Downey as Wilma, Alan Dukes as Glen, Michael Hing as Sam Wu, Ling Cooper Tang as Sam's Mum, Michael-Anthony Taylor as Daddy Mack, Patrick Cullen as Counsellor, Eloise Snape as Crab Spot Woman

The Dots

Episode 1.04
August 17, 2017
Written by Matt Okine, Becky Lucas
Directed by Kacie Anning

Indie rocker Amy Wade is showing every sign of being interested in AJ, but when Stevie identifies tiny dots on his penis, the floodgates of insecurity open.

Cast: Amali Golden as Amy Wade, Matthew Okine as AJ Amon, Michael Hing as Sam Wu, Harriet Dyer as Stevie Nicholls, Valene Kane as Liv Collins, Michael-Anthony Taylor as Daddy Mack, Danielle Bouskila as Stevie's Workmate #1, Karla Markarian as Stevie's Workmate #2, Brooke Burns as Stevie's Workmate #3, Vivien Mullan as Stevie's Workmate #4, Nikki Britton as Bowlo Manager, Lance Bonza as Ryan Shephard, Kimie Tsukakoshi as Girl #1, Kate Williams as Girl #2, Julia Savage as Madison, Samantha Young as Rose, Di Adams as Dr Quinn, Christiaan Van Vuuren as Derek (Dezzy)

Sri Lanka

Episode 1.05
August 17, 2017
Written by Matt Okine, Becky Lucas
Directed by Kacie Anning

Valene Kane, Matthew Okine

AJ and Liv find themselves in Sri Lanka, where a game of pool basketball, a mix-up on a massage table, and a late night disaster with a punishingly sad divorcee and broken glass in the pool area lead to an inevitable intimacy.

Cast: Matthew Okine as AJ Amon, Valene Kane as Liv Collins, John Samaha as Sick Passenger, Kenneth Lee as Custom's Officer #1, Cheng Tang as Custom's Officer #2, Michael-Anthony Taylor as Daddy Mack, Chanika Desilva as Resort Worker, Justin Smith as as Damon, Prema Smith as Resort Manager, Molly May Patterson as Bride, Jake Lyall as Groom, Inshiraah Magoon as Masseuse #1, Divya Vamen as Masseuse #2

Dog Murphy

Episode 1.06
August 17, 2017
Written by Matt Okine, Becky Lucas
Directed by Kacie Anning

Matthew Okine, Adam Briggs

AJ and Liv are barely speaking, but when Liv is busted for shoplifting, AJ is forced to bail her out. To make matters worse, AJ's long-suffering co-host Sam pulls the plug on the pair's radio show.

Cast: Matthew Okine as AJ Amon, Michael Hing as Sam, Valene Kane as Liv Collins, Mercia Deane-Johns as Cashier, Adam Evans as Security Guard, Harriet Dyer as Stevie Nicholls, Christiaan Van Vuuren as Derek (Dezzy) Amy Kersey as Officer Demetrou, Rahel Romahn as Officer Perry, Stuart Cox as Richard, Adam Briggs as Dog Murphy, Michael-Anthony Taylor as Daddy Mack, Kate Betcher as Waitress, Luke Ford as Henry, Chloe Candarakis as Café Patron, Alice The Crab as Crab