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The Cuckoo Sister

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1986
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Shelley Measures in The Cuckoo Sister (1986)
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The emotionally sterile life of a middle-class family is shattered when a teenage girl arrives, claiming to be their missing daughter who was snatched from her pram as a baby.The emotionally sterile life of a middle-class family is shattered when a teenage girl arrives, claiming to be their missing daughter who was snatched from her pram as a baby.The emotionally sterile life of a middle-class family is shattered when a teenage girl arrives, claiming to be their missing daughter who was snatched from her pram as a baby.

  • Stars
    • Joanna Joseph
    • Shelley Measures
    • Michael Harbour
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    7
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Joanna Joseph
      • Shelley Measures
      • Michael Harbour
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

    Episodes4

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    Joanna Joseph
    • Kate Seton
    • 1986
    Shelley Measures
    • Rosie
    • 1986
    Michael Harbour
    • Anthony Seton
    • 1986
    Victoria Fairbrother
    Victoria Fairbrother
    • Margaret Seton
    • 1986
    Toni Palmer
    • Mrs. Trapp
    • 1986
    Jo Kendall
    Jo Kendall
    • Elizabeth Wait
    • 1986
    Michael Egan
    • Harry Jenkins
    • 1986
    Adam Price
    • Tony
    • 1986
    Emma Guidotti
    • Kate's friend
    • 1986
    Jennifer Kay
    • Kate (aged 5)
    • 1986
    David Bacon
    • Uncle James
    • 1986
    Sophie Lane
    • Kate's friend
    • 1986
    Ann Tirard
    Ann Tirard
    • Grandma Seton
    • 1986
    Sarah Walden
    • Kate's friend
    • 1986
    Michael Watkins
    • Phil
    • 1986
    Rosemary Smith
    • Elsie
    • 1986
    Jelena Budimir
    • Bettine
    • 1986
    Lisa Lancashire
    • Girl
    • 1986
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    10fearforthefuture

    I still think about this series

    I must have only been 7 when I watched this, and it really affected me.

    One day a young scruffy "common" young girl (Rosie) turns up on the doorstep of a wealthy family (the Setons) with a letter for Mrs Seton, the contents of which relate to a tragic incident in the family's past.

    I was lucky enough to find a copy of the book "The Cuckoo Sister" by Vivien Alcock in a charity shop, and I was pleased to find the series was a faithful adaptation of the story. (My copy has a picture of cast members Joanna Joseph and Shelley Measures on the front - they were so well-cast - wearing quality eighties clothing)

    I wish this would be repeated!

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    • Release date
      • October 29, 1986 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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