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.