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Stranger on the Shore

  • TV Series
  • 1961–
  • 30m
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7.5/10
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Marie-Hélène, a shy Normandy teenager, speaking little English, works as an au pair for a family in Brighton, Sussex, to improve her English while also adjusting to the culture shock.Marie-Hélène, a shy Normandy teenager, speaking little English, works as an au pair for a family in Brighton, Sussex, to improve her English while also adjusting to the culture shock.Marie-Hélène, a shy Normandy teenager, speaking little English, works as an au pair for a family in Brighton, Sussex, to improve her English while also adjusting to the culture shock.

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    • Richard Vernon
    • Beatrix Mackey
    • Amanda Grinling
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    • Stars
      • Richard Vernon
      • Beatrix Mackey
      • Amanda Grinling
    • 3User reviews
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    Richard Vernon
    Richard Vernon
    • David Gough
    Beatrix Mackey
    • Mrs. Gough
    Amanda Grinling
    • Penelope Gough
    Denis Gilmore
    Denis Gilmore
    • Paul Gough
    Jeanne Le Bars
    • Marie-Hélène Ronsin
    John Brooking
    • Mr. Smith-Burgeon
    John F. Landry
    • Robert
    Jacky Allouis
    • Nicola
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    • Lottie
    Leonard Monaghan
    • Terry
    Colin Spaull
    Colin Spaull
    • Peter
    Michael Lewin
    • Michael
    Peter Thompson
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    Eliza Buckingham
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    Noreen Craven
    • Mrs. Baxter
    Fred Lake
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    Joy Osborne
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    Terry Baker
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      The eponymous theme song, an instrumental originally composed by Acker Bilk for his daughter Jenny, became far better known than the series, reaching #2 on the British pop charts and being the first British song to reach #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, after which it was named Pop Single of the Year by Billboard. As of 2012, the song remains the biggest-selling instrumental of all time in the UK.
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      Followed by Stranger in the City (1962)

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    10/10

    Telephones

    It was so long ago that I watched this TV series when it was first shown, and all I remember is the opening scene of waves on the shore, and a scene where the French girl tried to use a public telephone but failed to speak to anyone, because she did not press button A when the phone was answered.

    I remembered this because I had never used a telephone in my life.
    • dfrench_430
    • Oct 12, 2020
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      • September 24, 1961 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      30 minutes
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      • Black and White

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