Stranger on the Shore (TV serial)

Stranger on the Shore
Genre	Drama
Written by	Sheila Hodgson
Directed by	Kevin Sheldon
Starring	Jeanne le Bars; Amanda Grinling; Beatrix Mackey; Richard Vernon;
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 show is described by some as a "children's 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

gollark: How did you *know* it was good?

gollark: I mean, possibly power supply or PCI lanes, but I can't think of anything else.

gollark: I guess if you're not using it for gaming or whatever there shouldn't really be anything.

gollark: (probably a bit less, because diminishing returns or whatever)

gollark: Can't you just sample one and multiply the rates by 4?

References

"TV Listings". Daily Herald. 7 October 1961. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
"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

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "TV Listings". Daily Herald. 7 October 1961. Retrieved 11 October 2018.

[2] "New BBC Serial". The Stage and Television Today. 5 April 1962. Retrieved 11 October 2018.

[3] "Acker Bilk's Biography". Acker's Music Agency. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2014.

[4] "Uni honours musician Acker Bilk". BBC News. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2014.

[5] "Year End Charts - Year-end Singles - The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2014.