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| Stranger on the Shore | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Sheila Hodgson |
| Directed by | Kevin Sheldon |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Kevin Sheldon |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC TV |
| Original release | 21 September (1961-09-21) – 22 October 1961 (1961-10-22) |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Stranger in the City |
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 show is described by some as a "childrens' serial", being shown on Sunday afternoons.[1][2] 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.
Acker Bilk's "Jenny" was renamed "Stranger on the Shore" when it was chosen as the theme for the series.[3] It was subsequently released as a single, spending 55 weeks in the UK singles chart[4] and becoming the best-selling record of 1962 in the U.S. chart.[5]
Cast
- Jeanne Le Bars as Marie-Hélène Ronsin
- Amanda Grinling as Penelope Gough
- Beatrix Mackey as Mrs. Gough
Richard Vernon as David Gough- Denis Gilmore as Paul (Podger) Gough
References
^ "TV Listings". Daily Herald. 7 October 1961. Retrieved 11 October 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "New BBC Serial". The Stage and Television Today. 5 April 1962. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
^ "Acker Bilk's Biography". Acker's Music Agency. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
^ "Uni honours musician Acker Bilk". BBC News. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
^ "Year End Charts - Year-end Singles - The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
External links
Stranger on the Shore on IMDb
Stranger on the Shore at the British Film Institute
