Episode 1

Set in Northern Ireland during World War Two, My Mother and Other Strangers follows the fortunes of the Coyne family and their neighbors as they struggle to maintain a normal life after a huge United States Army Air Force (USAAF) airfield, with 4,000 service men and women, lands in the middle of their rural parish.

Episode 1

Episode 1 Episode 1 | 53m 2s | CC

Learn how Rose meets Capt. Dreyfuss. Emma goes on a date and incites an international incident. Rose defends an airman.

My Mother and Other Strangers

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Episode 5

See if Tillie can stop the captain and Rose from making a terrible mistake.

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My Mother and Other Strangers

Episode 2

See what happens when Francis goes poaching and Rose stands up for justice.

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My Mother and Other Strangers

Episode 3

Is a rescue in time, and why does stolen paint provoke a theological crisis?

Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.

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