The Stranger (1991)

Action · Adventure · Fantasy

When a stranger makes a shocking claim about his wife, Adam Price's life upends as he becomes entangled in a web of secrets.

IMDb rating: 5.3 (10 votes)
Episode average: 6.5 +1.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Richard Armitage Adam Price
Siobhan Finneran DS Johanna Griffin
Hannah John-Kamen The Stranger
Jennifer Saunders Heidi Doyle
Dervla Kirwan Corinne Price
Jacob Dudman Thomas Price

Seasons

Season 1 (1991)

6.50 avg 6 episodes 6.3 → 6.8 50 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Summoned by Shadows	6.3	70
2	The Stranger: More Than a Messiah	6.3	69
3	In Memory Alone	6.9	55
4	The Terror Game	6.1	36
5	Breach of the Peace	6.6	29
6	Eye of the Beholder	6.8	52