Two Thousand Acres of Sky — Season 1, Episode 6: Episode 6
Drama • 30 min • 3 seasons, 22 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
Kenny struggles to come to terms with being "single" again, but Abby has no problem. Douglas and Mary plan their wedding. Mary asks Carolyn to be her maid of honour, but Carolyn demurs, she’s having trouble with the whole idea of her mother’s remarriage. Mary is hurt by Carolyn’s response and tells Douglas they’ll have to call it off. Douglas is upset by Mary’s change of heart. Kenny advises him to grab the moment. Spurred on by Kenny’s advice, Douglas sends out the wedding invitations anyway.</BR> </BR> A Filipino woman, Ida, arrives on the ferry. Gordon decides that she is an illegal immigrant - or worse. Malcolm arrives to meet Ida: she’s a nurse he has employed to look after his mother. But he hasn’t told his father about her and Murdo greets her arrival with unconcealed hostility. He tries to send her away but Malcolm steps in to protect her. Thanks to Ida’s tact and sensitivity, Murdo eventually drops his hostility towards her. Outside the church, Carolyn arrives and embraces Mary. Malcolm arrives with Ida on his arm and proudly introduces her to everyone. As the wedding party go into the church, Kenny arrives. Abby comes out to meet him. and while the Wedding March plays, they stand together looking at the sky.
About Two Thousand Acres of Sky
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 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.