Stranger on the Shore (TV serial)
| 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 – 22 October 1961 |
| 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 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.[1] It was subsequently released as a single, spending 55 weeks in the UK singles chart[2] and becoming the best-selling record of 1962 in the U.S. chart.[3]
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
- ↑ "Acker Bilk's Biography". Acker's Music Agency. 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 at the Internet Movie Database
- Stranger on the Shore at the British Film Institute