Relative Strangers (TV series)

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Relative Strangers
GenreSitcom
Written by Maurice Gran
Laurence Marks
Starring Mark Farmer
Matthew Kelly
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes19
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyHumphrey Barclay Productions
Original release
Network Channel 4
Release14 January 1985 (1985-01-14) 
9 March 1987 (1987-03-09)

Relative Strangers is a British comedy television series which originally aired on Channel 4 between 14 January 1985 and 9 March 1987. [1]

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