Himmelblå
Himmelblå was a Norwegian drama series that aired on NRK1 in Norway, on SVT in Sweden and on RÚV in Iceland. It is based on the British TV drama Two Thousand Acres of Sky written by Timothy Prager and produced by Adrian Bate.
Synopsis
Himmelblå is about a small community on Ylvingen, a remote island in northern Norway. The island's future is uncertain because the small school on the island will close unless they can find two additional pupils. The islanders place an advertisement in a national newspaper, promoting a family with two children old enough to join the school and promoting a job in the tourism industry if the family chooses to live on the island.Marit, a single mother living in Oslo, works late-nights as a chef and feels that she doesn't see her children often enough. Her best friend, Kim, helps her by looking after her children, Robin and Iris, while she is at work. When Kim shows Marit the advertisement, she sees an opportunity to start fresh and run her bed-and-breakfast on the island. Because the ad seeks a family to move to the island, Kim poses as Marit's "husband". After an interview, they receive an offer to stay on the island. The transition from urban life is challenging for the family, And their arrival is also a big change for the islanders.