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''Stranger on the Shore'' is a British television drama serial first broadcast by the
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in 1961. It was written by Sheila Hodgson, and produced and directed by Kevin Sheldon. The show is described by some as a "children's serial", being shown on Sunday afternoons. The five-episode series portrays Marie-Hélène Ronsin, a young French teenager, on her first trip to England as an
au pair
An au pair (; plural: au pairs) is a helper from a foreign country working for, and living as part of, a host family. Typically, au pairs take on a share of the family's responsibility for childcare as well as some housework, and receive a monet ...
. Speaking some English, but very shy, she lives with a family in
Brighton
Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
, and faces the challenges of
culture shock
Culture shock is an experience a person may have when one moves to a cultural environment which is different from one's own; it is also the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration ...
. The series was followed the following year by a sequel, entitled ''Stranger in the City''.
Acker Bilk
Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk, (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was a British clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistc ...
's "Jenny" was renamed "
Stranger on the Shore
"Stranger on the Shore" is a piece for clarinet written by Acker Bilk for his young daughter and originally named "Jenny" after her. The tune was written on a single scrap of paper by Bilk and handed over to Leon Young (1916-1991) who crafted th ...
" 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
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and becoming the best-selling record of 1962 in the
U.S. chart.
Of the five episodes produced, only two survived the BBC's
junkings. The sequel series, ''Stranger in the City'', was also subject to having all six of its episodes wiped, and is completely
lost
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Geography
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History
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.
Cast
* Jeanne Le Bars as Marie-Hélène Ronsin
* Amanda Grinling as Penelope Gough
* Beatrix Mackey as Mrs. Gough
*
Richard Vernon
Richard Evelyn Vernon (7 March 1925 – 4 December 1997) was a British actor. He appeared in many feature films and television programmes, often in aristocratic or supercilious roles. Prematurely balding and greying, Vernon settled into playi ...
as David Gough
* Denis Gilmore as Paul (Podger) Gough
References
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BBC television dramas
1960s British television miniseries
1961 British television series debuts
1961 British television series endings
1960s British drama television series
English-language television shows