An Island Parish

An Island Parish

Infobox British television
show_name = An Island Parish


caption =
runtime = 30 minutes
format = documentary
runtime = 30 minutes
creator =
country=United Kingdom
presenter =
channel = BBC Two
first_aired = 2007
last_aired = present
num_series = 3
num_episodes = 21
company = Tiger Aspect Productions, BBC
preceded_by = "A Seaside Parish"
followed_by =
website = http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/misc/islandparish.shtml
imdb_id = 0976068

An Island Parish is a British television documentary made by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC2 which covers the lives of residents in the "Island parish" of the Isles of Scilly, the remotest parish within the Church of England. It followed "A Seaside Parish", which covered the work of Reverend Christine Musser in the parish of Boscastle in Cornwall.

First series

The first series was an eight part series focusing on life in the Isles of Scilly, and aired in January 2007, following the Bishop of Truro, Bill Ind, known as "Bishop Bill", as he searched for the right person to become the new chaplain to the Islands. After much soul-searching, Reverend Guy Scott decided to leave his parish in Mullion, on the mainland in Cornwall, and apply for the position.cite news
title = BBC Cornwall: An Island Parish
publisher = BBC
date = 2008-01-03
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/content/articles/2008/01/03/aboutcornwall_islandparish_feature.shtml
accessdate = 2008-03-04 ] The series subsequently followed his eventual arrival on the islands with his family and the difficulties he has faced in adjusting to island life. It also followed the fortunes of islands police force Summer Attachment, PC Nikki Green, local fishermen Martin and Joel Bond and the veterinarian, who left the Isles, Rik Barrowman.cite web
title = An Island Parish
publisher = The Isles of Scilly pictorial guide
url = http://www.visit-scilly.co.uk/wordpress/archives/admin/52
accessdate = 2008-09-16]

Episode guide

Diocese of Truro

The series is supported by The Diocese of Truro.

References

Further reading

*cite book| last = Farrell| first = Nigel| title = An Island Parish: A Summer on Scilly| publisher = Headline Book Publishing| date = 2008-01-24 | isbn = 0755317645
*cite book| last = Tobin-Dougan| first = Toby| coauthors = Websdale, Paul| title = The Island Ingredient| publisher = Grey Mullet Publishing| date = 2008-03-09| url = http://www.theislandingredient.co.uk/| isbn = 0955835305

External links

*imdb title|id=0976068|title=An Island Parish
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/misc/islandparish.shtml BBC Island Parish site]
* [http://www.my-bbc.com/program/An+Island+Parish/ First and second series episode guide on My-BBC website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cornwall/content/articles/2008/01/03/aboutcornwall_islandparishschedule_feature.shtml Second series episide guide on BBC Cornwall site]
* [http://www.radioscilly.com/ Radio Scilly website]
* [http://www.row4home.com/ Scilly Boys website]


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