Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001–2003) User Reviews (6)

Funny, romantic, wonderful

[The_unemployed_cynic · 1 April 2002]

Who would have thought Paul Kaye (the obnoxious Dennis Pennis, the arrogant and rude Bob Slay in Perfect World) could pull off a convincing romantic lead? But he does. As is the case with nearly all of the characters in this series, his acting is top notch. This, together with a script that is often funny, sometimes touching, and only rarely sentimental, produces a series that I looked forward to every week it was aired.

Two Thousand Acres of Sky involves a woman, her two children and their best friend (Kaye) who seek shelter on a small island. They try to build a new life and fit in with the local population, which is not easy. He loves her and her children, she considers him just a friend and explores other options. Sometimes you understand her, sometimes you just want to yell at her.

There are many other characters that we come to love, hate or just smile about. Many of the ingredients are the same as in most soap series, but the characters and situations are lifelike, charismatic and often downright funny. Which makes a big difference.

Best thing on TV for a long time

[cupring · 12 March 2004]

I'm not sure what's wrong with me, as I'm only in my twenties and this programme seems like something my nan would like, but I absolutely loved it. Also, I have hated everything else Michelle Collins has ever been in. I came across it by chance at the start of the second series, so I missed some of the build up, but I was drawn in right from the first episode I saw.

It's hard to define why I like it so much, as a straight description of the main storyline makes it sound like a soap opera or something. The main point of dramatic tension is whether the 2 main characters played by Paul Kaye and Michelle Collins will get it on. However, it's a mixture of the characterisation and mood and humour that mix together to make something that has a touch of magic.

I hope they repeat this at some point, as I would love to see the first series. Highly recommended.

Beautiful drama with great acting!

[rockinkitten · 12 February 2003]

Paul Kaye and Michelle Collins are both amazing in this, Michelle is stunning and sensitive as well as strong as Abby, and Paul is endearing as her best friend Kenny. There have been 3 series of this drama now, and I have been glued to the screen all the way through. All the other actors are great too, with subtle humour and wise lessons!

Disappointed

[fiorinac · 18 February 2004]

Was anyone else totally disgusted with the way this series ended? I couldn't believe the writer killed Kenny off! It's almost as if he didn't know what else to do with Kenny, so he thought, "Well, let's take the easy way out and kill him." It was such a cop-out and so blatantly unnecessary that I will never again watch the series nor will I recommend it to anyone.

I wanted to shake some sense into Abby's thick head. The woman was pining for the man of her dreams (Alistair??) when the best partner she could ever hope to find was right there with her. Kenny's rapport with Alfie and Charlie was rare and precious. Yes I know nobody made Kenny stay with Abby and the kids. But Abby would've done better keeping her eyes open to reality. Robbie should never have entered the picture again.

Unfortunately, the ending ruined all the other wonderful qualities of the show - especially the actors who played the islanders, from know-it-all-Douglas (who had a kind heart though), to the exasperating Gordon (who was tamed by, of all people, Marjorie!), from lovely Mary, to Alfie, one of the nicest child actors I've ever seen. He was so believable and so vulnerable.

I'm glad there's not a 4th season. The show without Kenny, and Kenny interacting with Alfie and Charlie, is not a show worth watching.

quite good, with the emphasis on quite!

[dorito_sami · 13 February 2004]

i thought this tv series was actually quite good but as other people have said, you do get a bit fixated on whether kenny and abby will get together. agian they used the same formula of the quaint scottish isle, with beautiful scenery to lure viewers in, but unlike normal little isles, this one seems to have a thriving youth community; even with a couple of greb types thrown in for good measure! overall quite an enjoyable little thing to watch if its on..although they did position it on a friday night so i have no idea what ther target audience was suposed to be!!?!

Started off okay, but unravelled very quickly..spoilers.

[Deeana · 23 October 2002]

The story is that Abby a .....well to me she looks like shes in her 40s, but I think she was meant to be in her 30s. Anyway it is about this woman who decides to take her two children away from the city and move to the country (yes, that old scenario again) and finds a small island that is wanting parents and young children to come because they need numbers to fill the school otherwise it will be shutdown. The only problem is they wanted a mother and a father and Abby is now a single parent. So she enlists her good friend Kenny to pretend to be her husband and her childrens father and move with them to the country. Well that's basically the story. But like I said this show began to unravel very quickly because the secret about Abby and Kennys false marrige was uncovered to the townsfolk far too early. In the end it just became about 'will Abby and Kenny actually get together?' It was very clear that Kenny had been in love with Abby right from the start.

There werent very many episodes of this done, it's probably a good thing because it was already going downhill and became very boring in the end. You're not really missing anything here. But you'll get a few laughs here and there if thats what you're looking for.