Connecting Gigaworks T20 to TV

Hi,
I'm using a 3.5mm Stereo Plug to 2 Phono Leads cable to connected a pair of t20 speakers to my new Panasonic TV via the headphone socket as recommended by their tech support. The problem is that I'm only getting sound out of one speaker - I've tried this on a second TV and it's the same. Is this a problem with the cable, the speakers or is it just not possible to get stereo sound from T20's hooked up this way?

Anyone?

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