Hope Island (TV series)
{{Short description|American television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Hope Island TV Title Screenshot.jpg
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| genre = Family drama
| based_on = {{Based on|Ballykissangel|Kieran Prendiville}}
| creator =
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| director =
| developer = Mary Hanes
Jason Milligan
| presenter =
| starring = Cameron Daddo
Suki Kaiser
Duncan Fraser
Haig Sutherland
David Lewis
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| composer = Tim McCauley
| country = United States
| company = Paxson Entertainment
Paramount Network Television
Lions Gate Television
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 22
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| executive_producer = Mary Hanes
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| location = Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada
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| runtime = 60 minutes
| channel = PAX TV
| first_aired = {{start date|1999|9|12}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2000|4|3}}
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Hope Island is an American drama series that originally aired on PAX TV from September 12, 1999, until April 3, 2000. It was based on Ballykissangel, a popular Irish drama created by Kieran Prendiville that aired on BBC One.
The series ran for 22 episodes, and focused on the residents of the fictional Hope Island, a small island off mainland Washington State (likely a part of the San Juan Islands though an island of the same name exists in the Case Inlet in the South Puget Sound) with a population of 1,998.
Summary
Hope Island revolves around the residents of the island.
Daniel Cooper, a newly ordained minister, is called to the island to fix up and restart an old church that has been empty and neglected for 30 years. Upon arriving, Daniel finds the situation is not quite what he expected it to be, and he struggles knowing if he should stay or not. However, the quirky residents of the island quickly grow on him, and he soon becomes an invaluable member of the community.
With a large ensemble cast, Hope Island is full of quirky and lovable characters. There's Alex Stone, the cynical local Widow's Walk Restaurant/Inn owner, and her son Dylan, who attends the Hope Island Elementary School. Town mayor Brian Brewster always has some outlandish scheme up his sleeve, and his mysterious side-kick Nub Flanders is always there to help. Ruby and Bonita (the mother and daughter who own the general store), haven't spoken to each other in 17 years. Daughter of the mayor, Molly Brewster is a lifelong island native, and her boyfriend Kevin Mitchum is the islands only police officer (who rarely deals with anything worse than a missing autographed picture). These are just a few of the many people on the island.
{{blockquote|Hope Island explores an array of family-oriented themes including the challenges of raising children, maintaining a sense of family, love, greed, loyalty and fighting for ones faith and beliefs, among others.... The series boasts a rich and colorful cast of characters, whose grit and individuality lead to strong drama and whimsical comedy."[http://jasonmilligan.org/_wsn/page4.html Film & TV - Hope Island] - JasonMilligan.org}}
Cast
- Cameron Daddo as Rev. Daniel Cooper
- Suki Kaiser as Alex Stone
- Duncan Fraser as Brian Brewster
- Haig Sutherland as Nub Flanders
- Allison Hossack as Molly Brewster
- David Lewis as Kevin Mitchum
- Matthew Walker as Father Mac
- Beverley Elliot as Bonita Vasquez
- Gina Stockdale as Ruby Vasquez
- Brian Jenson as Boris Obolenski
- Max Peters as Dylan Stone
- Veena Sood as Callie Pender
Episodes
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|Title = Look One Way and Row Another
|DirectedBy = Brad Turner
|WrittenBy = Mary Hanes & Jason Milligan
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|9|12}}
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|Title = Each Tub Must Stand on Its Own Bottom
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|Title = It Takes a Voyage to Learn
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|9|26}}
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|Title = Dear, Dear Bread and Beer, if I Were Rich, I Wouldn't Be Here
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|Title = The Whole Kettle of Fish
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|Title = In a Bit of a Tight
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|Title = You Can't Look at the Sea Without Wishing for Wings
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|Title = From Stern to Stern
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|Title = Sailing Under False Colors
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|Title = Ships That Pass in the Night
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|Title = Red Sky at Morning, Sailor Take Warning
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|Title = Batten Down the Hatches
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|Title = Don't Give Up the Ship
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|Title = Twenty Sailors Around a Buttonhole
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|Title = A Sailor Who's Lost His Leg Doesn't Miss His Boot
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|Title = Everyone Must Row with the Oar He Has
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|Title = Promises Made in a Storm Are Forgotten on a Calm Sea: Part 1
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|Title = New Skies Call for New Duties: Part 2
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|Title = A Rising Tide Takes All Boats
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|Title = Never Burn Your Tongue on the Admiral's Broth
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|EpisodeNumber = 21
|Title = It Blew So Hard It Took Two Men to Hold One Man's Hair On
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|Title = Abandon Ship
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Awards
The "Young Artist Awards" nominated[http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms21.htm 21st Annual Young Artist Awards 1998-1999] - YoungArtistAwards.org Hope Island for the following awards:
:Best Family TV Drama Series
:Best Performance in a TV Drama Series, Supporting Young Actor - Max Peters
The following episodes were recognized by "Prism Awards", (an organization that is "designed to recognize the accurate depiction of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and addiction."{{Cite web |url=http://www.prismawards.com/ |title=Prism Awards |access-date=2010-08-21 |archive-date=2012-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531141959/http://www.prismawards.com/ |url-status=dead }})
:"Ships that Pass in the Night" - received a Prism Commendation
:"It Takes a Voyage to Learn" - received a Prism Certificate of Merit
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0208620}}
Category:1990s American drama television series
Category:2000s American drama television series
Category:1999 American television series debuts
Category:2000 American television series endings
Category:American television series based on British television series
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:PAX TV original programming
Category:Television series by CBS Studios