The Cuckoo Sister

1986

TV series

The Cuckoo Sister

Name: The Cuckoo Sister
Genre: Drama, Family
Cast: Joanna Joseph, Michael Harbour, Victoria Fairbrother, Toni Palmer, Jo Kendall

1986–, English, on BBC One.

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.

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Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Episode length: 30 min
Status: Still running

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Aired 19 November 1986

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1986

Season 1

1986 · 4 episodes

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First aired: 29 October 1986
Network: BBC One
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Type: Scripted

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The Cuckoo Sister has 1 season and 4 episodes, about 30 minutes each.

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