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The Strangerers

The Strangerers

20006.01 Season9 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The Strangerers is a British television comedy drama science fiction series written by Rob Grant and was broadcast on Sky One between 15 February and 11 April 2000. A single series was made with a total of 9 episodes. The show ended on a cliffhanger. It has not been released on DVD, nor repeated since its original run.

Created by Rob Grant
Written by Rob Grant
NetworksSky One

Top Cast

Mark Williams

Mark Williams

Cadet Flynn

Jack Docherty

Jack Docherty

Cadet Niven

Sarah Alexander

Sarah Alexander

Rina

Mark Heap

Mark Heap

Harry

Themes & Keywords

alienfish out of water

About The Strangerers

The Strangerers is a sci-fi & fantasy, comedy, drama series that first aired in 2000 exploring themes of alien, fish out of water. Created by Rob Grant, it stars Mark Williams, Jack Docherty, Sarah Alexander. The Strangerers is a British television comedy drama science fiction series written by Rob Grant and was broadcast on Sky One between 15 February and 11 April 2000. A single series was made with a total of 9 episodes. The show ended on a cliffhanger. It has not been released on DVD, nor repeated since its original run.

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