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The series ran for 22 episodes, and focused on the residents of Hope Island, a small island in the Pacific Northwest with a population of 1,998.

Summary

Hope Island revolves around the residents of the island, which is located in the Pacific Northwest off the coast of Washington.

Daniel Cooper, a newly ordained minister, is called to the island to fix up and restart an old church that has been empty and neglected for 30 years. Upon arriving, Daniel finds the situation is not quite what he expected it to be, and he struggles knowing if he should stay or not. However, the quirky residents of the island quickly grow on him, and he soon becomes an invaluable member of the community.

With a large ensemble cast, Hope Island is full of quirky and lovable characters. There's Alex Stone, the cynical local Widow's Walk Restaurant/Inn owner, and her son Dylan, who attends the Hope Island Elementary School. Town mayor Brian Brewster always has some outlandish scheme up his sleeve, and his mysterious side-kick Nub Flanders is always there to help. Ruby and Bonita (the mother and daughter who own the general store), haven't spoken to each other in 17 years. Daughter of the mayor, Molly Brewster is a life-long island native, and her boyfriend Kevin Mitchum is the islands only police officer (who rarely deals with anything worse than a missing autographed picture). These are just a few of the many people on the island.

Cast

• Cameron Daddo
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   as Rev. Daniel Cooper
• Suki Kaiser as Alex Stone
• Duncan Fraser as Brian Brewster
• Haig Sutherland as Nub Flanders
• Allison Hossack
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   as Molly Brewster
• David Lewis
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   as Kevin Mitchum
• Matthew Walker
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   as Father Mac
• Beverly Elliot as Bonita Vasquez
• Gina Stockdale as Ruby Vasquez
• Brian Jenson as Boris Obolenski
• Max Peters as Dylan Stone
• Veena Sood
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   as Callie Pender

Episode List

1. Look One Way and Row Another
2. Each Tub Must Stand On Its Own Bottom
3. It Takes a Voyage to Learn
4. Dear, Dear Bread and Beer, if I Were Rich, I Wouldn't Be Here
5. The Whole Kettle of Fish
6. In a Bit of a Tight
7. You Can't Look at the Sea Without Wishing for Wings
8. From Stern to Stern
9. Sailing Under False Colors
10. Ships That Pass In The Night
11. Red Sky at Morning, Sailor Take Warning
12. Batten Down The Hatches
13. Don't Give Up the Ship
14. Twenty Sailors Around a Buttonhole
15. A Sailor Who's Lost His Leg Doesn't Miss His Boot
16. Everyone Must Row with the Oar He Has
17. Promises Made in a Storm Are Forgotten on a Calm Sea (1)
18. New Skies Call for New Duties (2)
19. A Rising Tide Takes All Boats
20. Never Burn Your Tongue on the Admiral's Broth
21. It Blew So Hard It Took Two Men to Hold One Man's Hair On
22. Abandon Ship

Awards

The "Young Artist Awards" nominated Hope Island for the following awards:

Best Family TV Drama Series

Best Performance in a TV Drama Series, Supporting Young Actor - Max Peters

The following episodes were recognized by "Prism Awards", (an organization that is "designed to recognize the accurate depiction of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and addiction.")

"Ships that Pass in the Night" - received a Prism Commendation

"It Takes a Voyage to Learn" - received a Prism Certificate of Merit

External links

• Hope Island at the Internet Movie Database
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• Hope Island at TV.com
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• Official Website of Jason Milligan (Co-Creator and Supervising Producer of Hope Island)