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An Island Parish: Series 6

Nigel Farrell

Paul Sommers

An Island Parish: Series 6: Episode 5: The Pull of the Islands

The Pull of the Islands

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Episode 5: The Pull of the Islands

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BBC Two - An Island Parish, Series 6, The Pull of the Islands

Father John Paul sets off to a remote local island with a very special history.

A year in the life of the most southerly islands of the Outer Hebrides. Father John Paul sets off to a remote local island with a very special history.

Series following a year in the life of the most southerly islands of the Outer Hebrides, off the north west coast of Scotland. 

The summer season is in full swing, and Father John Paul sets off on an adventure to a remote local island with a very special history. 

The whole community is gripped with excitement as the big wedding day dawns, for which friends and relations have returned to the island from around the world. 

And it is harvest time for crofter Angus John - will all his hard work over the summer have paid off and produce enough feed for his precious cattle?

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Following a year in the life of the most southerly islands of the Outer Hebrides

Following a year in the life of the most southerly islands of the Outer Hebrides, off the north-west coast of Scotland

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