My Mother and Other Strangers

6.4IMDb Score
Released:2016-11-13
Genre:Drama
Duration:60 min
Director:Adrian Shergold
Actors:Hattie Morahan, Ciarán Hinds, Eileen O'Higgins, Aaron Staton, Owen McDonnell
Production:Grafton House Productions, BBC Northern Ireland

Overview:

Drama series set in 1943 following the Coyne family and their neighbours as they struggle to maintain a normal life after a US Army Air Force base is set up in the middle of their rural parish.

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