Two Thousand Acres of Sky tells the story of single mum Abby Wallace, who escapes her inner city lifestyle with her two children to a small Scottish village.
The local Council of Ronansay has decided to close the primary school. It has only three pupils and needs five to stay open. The islanders fear that if the school closes, the young families will move away, leaving the island to die off with the older inhabitants.
Led by Douglas Raeburn (Michael Carter), owner of the local hotel, they decide to advertise for a family with two children to come and live on the island and run a Bed and Breakfast.
Abby (Michelle Collins), spots the appeal but needs a husband in order to fulfil the required criteria for living on Ronansay. She persuades best friend Kenny Marsh (Paul Kaye) to pretend they're married and accompany her and her two children to the island. However, keeping up the charade isn't easy, especially when Abby arouses the interest of the local salmon farmer, Alistair (John Straiton).
Film Location Details
Portpatrick - Two Thousand Acres of Sky
This picturesque harbour village was the location used for Portree on the Isle of Skye, where the islanders caught the ferry to Ronansay.
Drummore - Two Thousand Acres of Sky
The scenery around Scotland's most southerly village has a very striking island feel, which made it an ideal setting for scenes of Ronansay.
Bladnoch - Two Thousand Acres of Sky
Bladnoch Distillery, set on the banks of the picturesque River Bladnoch was transformed into Ronansay Distillery.
Port Logan - Two Thousand Acres of Sky
The scenic area in and around this tiny village was the setting for the fictional Ronansay island.
Three series of the very popular Two Thousand Acres of Sky, made by Zenith Productions for the BBC was filmed in Port Logan, and the surrounding area of the beautiful South Rhinns.
The brief was for a fishing village with views of what could be a mainland, as the drama is supposed to set on the fictional Hebridean island of ’Ronansay'.
Port Logan became the island on the village, with Portpatrick as the mainland port. Other locations used were in the series were Dunskey Castle, Drummore, Bladnoch Distillery near Wigtown and Stranraer.
Starring Michelle Collins (ex-Eastenders) and Paul Kaye in his first acting role, this has introduced millions of viewers around the world to a little-known part of Scotland. Two Thousand Acres of Sky was first broadcast on BBC1 in January 2001.
