Two Thousand Acres of Sky
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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.
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.
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.
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
from 2001 to 2003. It is also syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on PBS. It was created and written by Timothy Prager
Timothy Prager
Timothy Prager, known as Tim Prager, is a British television and film writer.A graduate of Dartmouth College and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he was an assistant director at the Old Vic Company under Timothy West...
. The Executive Producer was Adrian Bate.
The show takes place on the fictional island of Ronansay off the coast of Skye
Skye
Skye or the Isle of Skye is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills...
. The actual filming location was the sea-side village of Port Logan
Port Logan
Port Logan, formerly Port Nessock, is a small village in the parish of Kirkmaiden in the Rhins of Galloway in Wigtownshire.Port Nessock Bay is now all that remains of the western end of a strait that in post-glacial times separated the main part of what is now the Rinns of Galloway from three...
.
In 2008, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation created a remake of the series called Himmelblå
Himmelblå
Himmelblå is a Norwegian drama series which aired on NRK1 in Norway, on SVT in Sweden and on RÚV in Iceland...
(in English: Skyblue) taking place on the island of Ylvingen
Ylvingen
Ylvingen is an island in the municipality of Vega in Nordland county, Norway. It has less than 60 residents and an area of .During the Second World War, the island was used by the German Armed Forces as an emplacement and had prisoners of war from Russia, Serbia, and Poland doing forced labor. The...
, which is the island's actual name, in the county of Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
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
RÚV
Ríkisútvarpið is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization.Operating from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional centres around the country, the service broadcasts a variety of general programming to a wide audience across the whole country via radio...
during the autumn 2009.
Cast
- Abby Wallace - played by Michelle CollinsMichelle CollinsMichelle Danielle Collins is a British actress best known for her roles on television in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, as Cindy Beale, Coronation Street as Stella Price, and BBC dramas Sunburn and Two Thousand Acres of Sky...
- Kenny Marsh - played by Paul KayePaul KayePaul Kaye is an English comedian and actor. He achieved notoriety in 1995 portraying the character of Dennis Pennis, a shock interviewer on The Sunday Show...
- Alfie Wallace - played by Philip DowlingPhilip DowlingPhilip Dowling is an English actor. His most notable roles are Alfie Wallace in Two Thousand Acres of Sky and Leo Taylor in EastEnders. He played four different roles in the ITV1 police drama series The Bill from 1999 to 2006. Philip second cousins are Daisy Turner, Lily Harvey and Lacey Turner...
- Charley Wallace - played by Charlotte Graham
- Mary Raeburn - played by Monica Gibb
- Douglas Raeburn - played by Michael Carter
- Alister Macleod - played by John Straiton
- Carolyn Fraser - played by Karen WestwoodKaren WestwoodKaren Westwood is a Scottish actress most famous for her role as Meg Paterson in BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. She also played Rebecca Bannerman in Families and Carolyn Fraser in Two Thousand Acres of Sky...
- Malcolm Campbell - played by George Anton
- Colin Campbell - played by Paul Ireland
- Ida Macasaet - played by Sarah LamSarah LamSarah Lam is a British-Chinese actress, noted for her television roles.She played Susannah in the sitcom No Problem!, Linda Mo in Angels, Anna Lee in Howards' Way and Caroline Choi in Brookside....
- Gordon Macphee - played by Sean Scanlan
- Marjorie McGowan - played by Elaine C. SmithElaine C. SmithElaine Constance Smith is a Scottish actress and comedienne. She was born in Baillieston in Glasgow, and she continues to live in the city. She was awarded the honourary degree of Doctor of The University by The University of Glasgow in 2008...
- Heather McGowan - played by Jenny Foulds
- Jerry Kennedy, a.k.a Big Jerry - played by Andy GrayAndy Gray (actor)Andy Gray is a Scottish actor and comedy writer. He co-wrote and co-starred in the BBC Radio Scotland sketch show Naked Radio, and its later television counterpart Naked Video, before becoming well known as the appropriately named "Chancer", best friend and source of problems to Willie Melvin in...
- Little Jerry- played by Jonathan Smith
- Dr. Talbot - played by Henry Ian CusickHenry Ian CusickHenry Ian Cusick is a Scottish-Peruvian actor of stage, television, and film. He is well-known for his role as Desmond Hume on the United States television series Lost, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination....
- Robbie Leonard - played by Michael Hodgson
Episodes
Season |
# of Episodes |
Original airdate | DVD releases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2001 2001 in television The year 2001 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2001.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:*Meet the Press .*Candid Camera .*CBS Evening News .... |
R2: 24 May 2004 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 2001 2001 in television The year 2001 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2001.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:*Meet the Press .*Candid Camera .*CBS Evening News .... –2002 2002 in television The year 2002 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2002.For the American TV schedule, see: 2002–03 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:... |
R2: 13 September 2004 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 2003 2003 in television The year 2003 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2003.For the American TV schedule, see: 2003-04 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-1940s:... |
R2: 27 June 2005 | ||
| Complete series | 22 | – | R2: 19 September 2005 | ||
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.