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Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001)

Two Thousand Acres of Sky poster
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
3 seasons, 22 episodes
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A single mother moves with her children to a remote Scottish island to run a bed and breakfast. They adapt to rural life and the close community while dealing with personal challenges.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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