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Written by Sheila Hodgson Country of origin United Kingdom Director Kevin Sheldon Final episode date 22 October 1961 Number of episodes 5 Networks BBC, BBC One | 8.2/10 IMDb Directed by Kevin Sheldon Original language(s) English First episode date 21 September 1961 Theme song Stranger on the Shore Genre Drama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Jeanne le Bars
Amanda Grinling
Beatrix Mackey
Richard Vernon Opening theme "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acker bilk stranger on the shore 1961
Stranger on the Shore is a British television drama serial first broadcast by the BBC in 1961. It was written by Sheila Hodgson, and produced and directed by Kevin Sheldon. The five-episode series portrays Marie-Hélène Ronsin, a young French teenager, on her first trip to England as an au pair. Speaking some English, but very shy, she lives with a family in Brighton, and faces the challenges of culture shock. The series was followed the following year by a sequel, entitled Stranger in the City.
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Acker Bilk's "Jenny" was renamed "Stranger on the Shore" when it was chosen as the theme for the series. It was subsequently released as a single, spending 55 weeks in the UK singles chart and becoming the best-selling record of 1962 in the U.S. chart.