The 1900 Island
2019 · BBC One Wales · 60 min · 1 season
S01E04 · Episode 4
Fri, 24 May, 5:00 am
It's the final week for the four families on The 1900 Island, living in a time of hand-to-mouth existence and hard physical graft, at sea and at home. With a last minute haul of fish, everyone is counting down the days. But as the outside world comes calling, modern mechanisation hits their rural idyll, prices plummet and there is a rude awakening for the men and women on the island. They resort to cockling and gathering shellfish to makes ends meet and one family contemplates leaving the community for opportunities elsewhere.
About
Four families, with dreams of escaping the demands of the modern world, will face the challenge of their lives as they head back more than 100 years to try to make a living in a fishing community at the start of the 20th Century.
For four weeks, the families will be exposed to the extremities of the wild waters and unpredictable weather on Llanddwyn, a beautiful, uninhabited tidal island, off the coast of Anglesey. The 1900 Island is the story of everyday survival, struggle, family conflict and a community coming together.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Fri, 3 May· 60 minFour families experience life as a fishing community at the turn of the 20th century on an Anglesey island, but inexperience and rations quickly lead to frustration.
- E02
Episode 2
Fri, 10 May· 60 minAs the families enter their second week, the men head out to sea to try for a catch - but as rivalries and hunger take their toll, the fragile sense of community starts to fray.
- E03
Episode 3
Fri, 17 May· 60 minAs the weather picks up, the men head out to sea for an extended fishing trip leaving their wives and children home alone, waiting and hoping for their return.
- E04
Episode 4
Fri, 24 May· 60 minIt's the final week for the four families on The 1900 Island, living in a time of hand-to-mouth existence and hard physical graft, at sea and at home. With a last minute haul of fish, everyone is counting down the days. But as the outside world comes calling, modern mechanisation hits their rural idyll, prices plummet and there is a rude awakening for the men and women on the island. They resort to cockling and gathering shellfish to makes ends meet and one family contemplates leaving the community for opportunities elsewhere.
