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''My Mother and Other Strangers'' is a 2016 Creator/{{BBC}} television series. The story, told through the recollections of an older Francis Coyne (who was 10 at the time), follows Rose Coyne, an English woman, living in a small Northern Irish village during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII with her native husband (Michael) and children (Emma, Francis and Kate). The series deals with the upheaval the presence of the US Air Force has on the village, and that which it has on Rose in particular when she meets a dashing American Air Force Captain, with whom she develops a romantic connection.

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''My Mother and & Other Strangers'' is a 2016 Creator/{{BBC}} television series. The story, told through the recollections of an older Francis Coyne (who was 10 at the time), follows Rose Coyne, an English woman, living in a small Northern Irish village during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII with her native husband (Michael) and children (Emma, Francis and Kate). The series deals with the upheaval the presence of the US Air Force has on the village, and that which it has on Rose in particular when she meets a dashing American Air Force Captain, with whom she develops a romantic connection.
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* {{Confessional}}: Michael attends confession in 1x03 "The Price".

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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Vera and her son.

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* WillTheyOrWontThey: Rose and Captain Dreyfuss.

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* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Rose and Captain Dreyfuss eventually succumb to temptation and kiss in 1x04 "Vera", and again in the final scene of the series in 1x05 "God Rest You Merry".]]

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''My Mother and Other Strangers'' is a 2016 Creator/{{BBC}} television series. The story, told through the recollections of an older Francis Coyne (who was 10 at the time), follows Rose Coyne, an English woman, living in a small Northern Irish village during World War II with her native husband (Michael) and children (Emma, Francis and Kate). The series deals with the upheaval the presence of the US Air Force has on the village, and that which it has on Rose in particular when she meets a dashing American Air Force Captain, with whom she develops a romantic connection.

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''My Mother and Other Strangers'' is a 2016 Creator/{{BBC}} television series. The story, told through the recollections of an older Francis Coyne (who was 10 at the time), follows Rose Coyne, an English woman, living in a small Northern Irish village during World War II UsefulNotes/WorldWarII with her native husband (Michael) and children (Emma, Francis and Kate). The series deals with the upheaval the presence of the US Air Force has on the village, and that which it has on Rose in particular when she meets a dashing American Air Force Captain, with whom she develops a romantic connection.


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* AuthorAvatar: Series created Barry Devlin has stated that the series is loosely based on his life growing up in Northern Ireland near an American Air Force base during WWII; the character of Frances is based upon himself as a child.
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: [[spoiler: The series fades to black on Rose and Captain Dreyfuss kissing; thus we are left to wonder how their relationship progresses and what might be the consequences to Rose's marriage (along with if Rose even finds out about Dreyfuss's wife).]]
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* ChristianityIsCatholic: Michael is seen attending confession, and Catholic iconography can be seen in the schoolhouse.

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* ChristianityIsCatholic: Michael is seen attending confession, and Catholic iconography can be seen in the schoolhouse.
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* Confessional: Michael attends confession in 1x03 "The Price".

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* Confessional: {{Confessional}}: Michael attends confession in 1x03 "The Price".
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* DeathofaChild: Vera talks of her son (and her husband) who died due to a bomb blast.

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* OutlivingOne'sOffspring: Vera and her son.

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* DeathofaChild: Vera talks of her son (and her husband) who died due to a bomb blast.


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* OutlivingOne'sOffspring: Vera and her son.


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* WhamLine: [[spoiler: Dreyfuss to Tillie in 1x05 "God Rest You Merry": "I am a married man. My wife Rhonda has fought a long battle with mental illness. My three weeks' leave was for her attempted suicide."]]

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''My Mother and Other Strangers'' is a 2016 Creator/{{BBC}} television series. The story, told through the recollections of an older Francis Coyne (who was 10 at the time), follows Rose Coyne, an English woman, living in a small Northern Irish village during World War II with her native husband and children. The series deals with the upheaval the presence of the US Air Force has on the village, and that which it has on Rose in particular when she meets a dashing American Air Force Captain, with whom she develops a romantic connection.

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''My Mother and Other Strangers'' is a 2016 Creator/{{BBC}} television series. The story, told through the recollections of an older Francis Coyne (who was 10 at the time), follows Rose Coyne, an English woman, living in a small Northern Irish village during World War II with her native husband (Michael) and children.children (Emma, Francis and Kate). The series deals with the upheaval the presence of the US Air Force has on the village, and that which it has on Rose in particular when she meets a dashing American Air Force Captain, with whom she develops a romantic connection.



* MomentKiller: [[spoiler: Tillie walks in and interrupts Rose and Dreyfuss kissing in 1x04 "Vera".]]



* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Rose and Captain Dreyfuss eventually succumb to temptation and kiss in 1x04 "Vera", and again in the final scene of the series in 1x05 "God Rest You Merry".]]

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* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Rose and Captain Dreyfuss eventually succumb to temptation and kiss in 1x04 "Vera", and again in the final scene of the series in 1x05 "God Rest You Merry".]]]]
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Rose and Captain Dreyfuss.
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* ChristianityIsCatholic: Michael is seen attending confession, and Catholic iconography can be seen in the schoolhouse.
* Confessional: Michael attends confession in 1x03 "The Price".



* SympatheticAdulterer: Although Rose loves her husband, Michael, even he tells her that he knows her can never "entirely fill" her "inner space", something which Captain Dreyfuss appears able to do.

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* SympatheticAdulterer: Although Rose loves her husband, Michael, even he tells her that he knows her can never "entirely fill" her "inner space", something which Captain Dreyfuss appears able to do.do.
* YourCheatingHeart: [[spoiler: Rose and Captain Dreyfuss eventually succumb to temptation and kiss in 1x04 "Vera", and again in the final scene of the series in 1x05 "God Rest You Merry".]]
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''My Mother and Other Strangers'' is a 2016 Creator/{{BBC}} television series. It follows Rose Coyne, an English woman, living in a small Northern Irish village during World War II with her native husband and children. During the series, Rose meets a dashing American Air Force Captain, and the pair develop a romantic connection.

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''My Mother and Other Strangers'' is a 2016 Creator/{{BBC}} television series. It The story, told through the recollections of an older Francis Coyne (who was 10 at the time), follows Rose Coyne, an English woman, living in a small Northern Irish village during World War II with her native husband and children. During The series deals with the series, upheaval the presence of the US Air Force has on the village, and that which it has on Rose in particular when she meets a dashing American Air Force Captain, and the pair develop with whom she develops a romantic connection.
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* Sympathetic Adulterer Although Rose loves her husband, Michael, even he tells her that he knows her can never "entirely fill" her "inner space", something which Captain Dreyfuss appears able to do.

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* Sympathetic Adulterer SympatheticAdulterer: Although Rose loves her husband, Michael, even he tells her that he knows her can never "entirely fill" her "inner space", something which Captain Dreyfuss appears able to do.
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* PreMeeting: Rose and Captain Dreyfuss meet briefly on the shore before he later visits the Coyne businesses and introduces himself to her formally.

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* PreMeeting: Rose and Captain Dreyfuss meet briefly on the shore before he later visits the Coyne businesses and introduces himself to her formally.formally.
*Sympathetic Adulterer Although Rose loves her husband, Michael, even he tells her that he knows her can never "entirely fill" her "inner space", something which Captain Dreyfuss appears able to do.
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''My Mother and Other Strangers'' is a 2016 [[BBC]] television series. It follows Rose Coyne, an English woman, living in a small Northern Irish village during World War II with her native husband and children. During the series, Rose meets a dashing American Air Force Captain, and the pair develop a romantic connection.

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''My Mother and Other Strangers'' is a 2016 [[BBC]] Creator/{{BBC}} television series. It follows Rose Coyne, an English woman, living in a small Northern Irish village during World War II with her native husband and children. During the series, Rose meets a dashing American Air Force Captain, and the pair develop a romantic connection.
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''My Mother and Other Strangers'' is a 2016 [[BBC]] television series. It follows Rose Coyne, an English woman, living in a small Northern Irish village during World War II with her native husband and children. During the series, Rose meets a dashing American Air Force Captain, and the pair develop a romantic connection.
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*PreMeeting: Rose and Captain Dreyfuss meet briefly on the shore before he later visits the Coyne businesses and introduces himself to her formally.

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