Two Thousand Acres of Sky - wikipedia Two Thousand Acres of Sky Two Thousand Acres of Sky Two Thousand Acres of Sky complete series cover. Genre Comedy / Drama / Romance Developed by BBC Drama Group Zenith Entertainment Starring Michelle Collins Paul Kaye John Straiton Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 22 Production Running time 48 minutes ( season 1 ) 60 minutes ( season 2 - 3 ) Release Original network BBC One Original release 1 January 2001 -- 2003 Chronology Related shows Himmelblå External links Website www.bbc.co.uk/drama/sky/index.shtml 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. Contents 1 Cast 2 Episodes 2.1 Series 1 2.2 Series 2 2.3 Series 3 3 External links Cast Abby Wallace - played by Michelle Collins Kenny Marsh - played by Paul Kaye Alfie Wallace - played by Philip Dowling 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 Westwood Malcolm Campbell - played by George Anton Colin Campbell - played by Paul Ireland Ida Macasaet - played by Sarah Lam Gordon Macphee - played by Sean Scanlan Marjorie McGowan - played by Elaine C. Smith Heather McGowan - played by Jenny Foulds Jerry Kennedy, a.k.a. Big Jerry - played by Andy Gray Little Jerry - played by Jonathyn Smith Dr. Talbot - played by Henry Ian Cusick Robbie Leonard - played by Michael Hodgson Hamish Raeburn - played by Gerald Lepkowski Angie Raeburn - played by Ashley Jensen Hamish & Angie 's youngest daughter - played by Samantha Henderson Episodes Season # of Episodes Original airdate DVD releases 6 R2 : 24 May 2004 8 2001 -- 2002 R2 : 13 September 2004 8 2003 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 two 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 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. Series 2 Abby begins a relationship with a local fisherman, called Alistair. Kenny finds this relationship difficult as he is secretly in love with Abby. Kenny in turn begins a relationship with a local girl. Series 3 After Abby and Alistair end their relationship, Kenny invites Abby 's ex-husband Robbie from London to stay. Abby and Robbie decide to give their marriage another chance, so Kenny decides to leave the island. External links Two Thousand Acres of Sky on IMDb BBC Drama site for Two Thousand Acres of Sky The location of Two Thousand Acres of Sky Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Two_Thousand_Acres_of_Sky&oldid=800053196 '' Categories : BBC television dramas 2001 British television programme debuts 2003 British television programme endings 2000s British drama television series English - language television programs Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from November 2012 Use British English from May 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 11 September 2017, at 08 : 24. About Wikipedia

Question: where was two thousand acres of sky filmed
Answer: Port Logan