Perfect Strangers

Perfect Strangers

Limited Series 2001 · 3 eps · ★ 6.7 · Drama

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Daniel Symon comes face to face with his extended family – a cadre of eccentrics, all of whom hiding their own secrets. At a reunion, patriarch Raymond is presented with a copy of the family tree and is enthralled by the complexity of his family ties.

Created by Stephen Poliakoff

Network: BBC Two

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