The 1900 Island 

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Four families try to adapt to life on a tidal island at the turn of the 20th century.

Four families, with a longing to escape the demands of the modern world, head back over a hundred years to the turn of the 20th century.

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The 1900 Island: Series 1: Episode 2

Episode 2

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The fragile fishing community starts to fray as rivalries and hunger take their toll.

The fragile sense of community starts to fray as rivalries and hunger take their toll on the adults. A newcomer joins the village as he jumps ship.

As the families enter their second week, the weather finally turns in their favour and the men head out to sea to try for a successful catch. The women are left with unrelenting domestic chores and the children head to school. But the fragile sense of community starts to fray as rivalries and hunger take their toll on the adults. As the going gets tough, it becomes a challenge for them to try and keep together. Gavin Davies, in particular, struggles to feed his family and it is only when a cargo boat comes calling that they all finally earn some much-needed cash. A newcomer joins the village as he jumps ship.

The 1900 Island: Series 1

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Set on the wild west coast of Anglesey, in a time of hand-to-mouth existence - four families face the harsh realities of one of the toughest ways to make a living in 1900 Britain.

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