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6.7/10 TV Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 3 Final episode date 2003 | 8.1/10 IMDb Genre Comedy/Drama/Romance Original language(s) English First episode date 1 January 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Developed by BBC Drama GroupZenith Entertainment Starring Michelle CollinsPaul KayeJohn Straiton Cast Paul Kaye, Michelle Collins, Philip Dowling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Two thousand acres of sky bbc one 2001 trailer
Two Thousand Acres of Sky was a TV drama which aired on BBC Television from 2001 to 2003. It is also syndicated in the United States on PBS. It was created and written by Timothy Prager. The Executive Producer was Adrian Bate.
Contents
- Two thousand acres of sky bbc one 2001 trailer
- Two thousand acres of sky trailer bbc one scotland 2002
- Cast
- Series 1
- Series 2
- Series 3
- References
The show takes place on the fictional island of Ronansay off the coast of Skye. The actual filming location was the sea-side village of Port Logan.
In 2008, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation created a remake of the series called Himmelblå (in English: Skyblue) taking place on the island of Ylvingen, which is the island's actual name, in the county of Nordland in northern Norway. The show has been a formidable success in Norway with 1.2 million viewers at the start of the second season, 57.2% of the total amount of viewers in Norway. The first season of Himmelblå was aired by the Swedish public broadcaster SVT and by the Icelandic public broadcaster RUV during the autumn 2009.
Two thousand acres of sky trailer bbc one scotland 2002
Cast
Series 1
Abby is a single mother living in London with her two children. She sees an advertisement for a family with 2 children to run a B&B on an island off Scotland called Ronansay. The islanders have posted the advert as their local school is due to close due to only 3 children attending, they need an extra 2 children to keep the school open
Abby persuades her friend Kenny to pretend to be her husband and they are successful in their application to move to the island....
Series 2
Abby begins a relationship with a local fisherman, called Alistair. Kenny finds this relationship difficult as he is secretly in love with Abby. Kenny in turn begins a relationship with a local girl.
Series 3
After Abby and Alistair end their relationship, Kenny invites Abby's ex-husband Robbie from London to stay. Abby and Robbie decide to give their marriage another chance, so Kenny decides to leave the island. On Kenny's last night he goes out fishing alone and his boat sinks. Kenny manages to swim to shore but the following morning he is found dead on the beach.