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{{Infobox television
| image                = Sorry, I'm a Stranger Here Myself.jpg
| genre                = [[Sitcom]]
| creator              = [[David Firth (actor)|David Firth]]<br>[[Peter Tilbury]]
| starring             = [[Robin Bailey]]<br>David Hargreaves<br>[[Nadim Sawalha]]<br>Diana Rayworth<br>[[Christopher Fulford]]
| country              = United Kingdom
| language             = English
| num_series           = 2
| num_episodes         = 13
| runtime              = 30 minutes
| producer             = Anthony Parker
| company              = [[Thames Television]]
| distributor          = [[Fremantle (company)|Fremantle]]
| network              = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| first_aired          = {{start date|1981|6|15|df=yes}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|1982|5|18|df=yes}}
}}
'''Sorry, I'm a Stranger Here Myself''' is a British [[sitcom]] that aired for two seasons from 15 June 1981 to 18 May 1982. It was co-created by actor [[David Firth (actor)|David Firth]] and ''[[Shelley (TV series)|Shelley]]'' and ''[[It Takes a Worried Man]]'' creator [[Peter Tilbury]]. The first series was co-written by Firth and Tilbury, and the second one by Firth alone.

It starred [[Robin Bailey]], David Hargreaves, veteran Anglo-Jordanian actor [[Nadim Sawalha]] (who had also guest starred in a few episodes of ''Shelley''), Diana Rayworth and [[Christopher Fulford]].

It was made by [[Thames Television]] for the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] network.

==Plot==
The show revolved around librarian Henry Nunn (played by Bailey), who lived with his wife Sybil in [[Datchet]], [[Berkshire]]. He is henpecked by his wife, who seems only interested in sitting in front of the TV, and whose face is never seen on screen, only being represented by a waving arm (belonging to [[Pamela Manson]]).

The frustrated Henry then receives on the day of his 60th birthday an inheritance from his late Uncle Crispin of a neat sum of money, and, even better, ownership of the house where he was born and spent his glorious youth, situated in Stackley, a fictitious [[Black Country]] town. So Henry quits his job and makes the move northwards.

Unfortunately for him, when he arrives at Stackley he will find himself immediately at odds with his neighbours: Tom (played by Hargreaves), a 'red under the bed' [[trade union|union]] [[shop steward]] and his wife Doreen (played by Rayworth); and Mumtaz (played by Sawalha), the Asian owner of the [[corner shop]] and who has a fondness for [[curry]]. Even worse, his house is [[squatting|squatted]] by Alex (played by Fulford), a green-haired [[Punk subculture|punk]].

The essence of the show was the lack of communication between the Henry and the other characters, and it was serialised, each episode following off from the previous one.

==Episodes==

===Series One (1981)===

*1.1. Death of a Songbird (15 June 1981)
*1.2. Arrival (22 June 1981)
*1.3. All Friends (29 June 1981)
*1.4. Haven't You Got Homes? (6 July 1981)
*1.5. Small Hours (13 July 1981)
*1.6. Never Look Back (20 July 1981)
*1.7. Dress Optional (27 July 1981)

===Series Two (1982)===
*2.1. Whither Henry (13 April 1982)
*2.2. First Take Your Shepherd (20 April 1982)
*2.3. A Cut Above the Restaurant (27 April 1982)
*2.4. You Wash (4 May 1982)
*2.5. Keep away from Children (11 May 1982)
*2.6. The Camel's Back (18 May 1982)

==DVD release==
The complete series of ''Sorry, I'm a Stranger Here Myself'', both series 1 and 2, was released by Network in the UK ([[DVD region code#2|DVD Region 2]]) on 11 March 2013.

==References==
*[[Mark Lewisohn]], ''BBC Online Comedy Guide''/''Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy''
*British TV Online Resources

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0081936}}

[[Category:1981 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1982 British television series endings]]
[[Category:1980s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:ITV sitcoms]]
[[Category:Television series by Fremantle (company)]]
[[Category:Television shows produced by Thames Television]]
[[Category:English-language television shows]]
[[Category:Television shows shot at Teddington Studios]]