Two Thousand Acres of Sky
television series
Two Thousand Acres of Sky is a British television drama series which aired on BBC One from 2001 to 2003. 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 (Norwegian for 'Sky Blue') taking place on the island of Ylvingen.
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Series 1
Abby is a divorced mother living in London with her two children. She sees an advertisement for a family with two children to run a B&B on an island off in the Inner Hebrides, near Skye, called Ronansay. The islanders have posted the advert as their local school is due to close due to only three children attending: they need an extra two 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.
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