My Mother and Other Strangers - wikipedia My Mother and Other Strangers My Mother and Other Strangers is a 2016 British television drama series, written by Barry Devlin, made by BBC Northern Ireland with funding from Northern Ireland Screen. The story is set in 1943 during World War II, in a small village in Northern Ireland. Commissioning of the first series of five 60 - minute episodes for BBC1 was announced in May 2015. The series began airing on the PBS network in the U.S. in June 2017, as part of PBS ' Masterpiece series. Contents 1 Setting 2 Characters and actors 3 Director and producers 4 References 5 External links Setting My Mother and Other Strangers is set in 1943 during the Second World War in the fictional village of Moybeg, on the shores of Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. The series centres on the Coyne family and their neighbours, as they come to terms with the influx of thousands of American servicemen of the USAAF Eighth Air Force into their small, rural community. The writer, Barry Devlin, who himself grew up in the small village of Ardboe on the shores of Lough Neagh, stated that he wanted to create an `` exotic love story '' set in the familiar surroundings of a place he recognised. Characters and actors The series has at its core the Coyne family, consisting of Rose Coyne ( Hattie Morahan ), Michael Coyne ( Owen McDonnell ) and the Coynes ' three children, sixteen - year - old Emma ( Eileen O'Higgins ), Francis, ten, and Kate, seven. Also central to the developing story across the five episodes is Captain Dreyfuss ( Aaron Staton ), a USAAF liaison officer. The Coyne 's neighbours, the Hanlon family, are played by Des McAleer, Seamus O'Hara and Ryan McParland. Charles Lawson plays the parish doctor, Dr Black. Failey ( Kerr Logan ) is a local eel fisherman and boyfriend to Sally Quinn ( Fiona O'Shaughnessy ) who, along with her brother Barney ( Gavin Drea ), works on the Coynes ' farm. Director and producers The series is directed by Adrian Shergold. The executive producer is Stephen Wright, Head of Drama for BBC Northern Ireland. The producer is Grainne Marmion. References ^ Jump up to : `` My Mother and Other Strangers ''. Northern Ireland Screen. Retrieved 12 June 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` BBC One announces new Northern Ireland drama series ''. BBC Media Centre. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 22. Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` My Mother and Other Strangers : About the Show ''. PBS. June 2017. Archived from the original on 2017 - 07 - 06. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 25. ^ Jump up to : Lazarus, Susanna ( 19 February 2016 ). `` Hattie Morahan and Mad Men 's Aaron Staton cast in BBC1 drama My Mother and Other Strangers ''. RadioTimes. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016. Jump up ^ `` My Mother and Other Strangers Full Cast and Credits ''. Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016. External links My Mother and Other Strangers on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=My_Mother_and_Other_Strangers&oldid=800041442 '' Categories : 1943 in fiction 2016 British television programme debuts 2016 British television programme endings 2010s British drama television series BBC high definition programmes BBC television dramas British television miniseries English - language television programs Television series set in the 1940s Television shows set in Northern Ireland World War II television drama series Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 11 September 2017, at 07 : 09. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: how many episodes are there to my mother and other strangers
Answer: five