Hope Island — Season 1, Episode 1: Look One Way and Row Another

Episode synopsis

Reverend Daniel Cooper arrives on Hope Island to reopen the Community Church and encounters rejection and distrust from some of the locals, especially from Alex Stone, the beautiful and feisty owner of the local tavern The Widow's Walk. Daniel also clashes with Brian Brewster, an arrogant and ambitious entrepreneur who wants to turn the Community Church into a Las Vegas type attraction to draw tourists to Hope Island. The island's one and only police officer Kevin Mitchum is devastated when he learns that his father Jake is showing the first signs of Alzheimer's.

About Hope Island

Hope Island is an American television show that originally aired on PAX TV in the 1999-2000 season. It was based on Ballykissangel, a popular drama that aired on the BBC One. - Reverend Daniel Cooper arrives on Hope Island to reopen a church that has been abandoned for decades, hoping the quiet assignment will help him move past a personal tragedy. Met with skepticism from the island’s residents—especially innkeeper Alex Stone, who has long turned away from faith—Daniel struggles to find his place. With the help of Alex’s young son Dylan, a lonely boy who becomes his unexpected ally, Daniel begins restoring both the church and his own sense of purpose. As he earns the trust of the island’s quirky community, he must confront the past he tried to escape and discovers the possibility of healing, belonging, and new love. - The series ran for 22 episodes, and focused on the residents of Hope Island, a small island in the Pacific Northwest with a population of 1,998.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Each Tub Must Stand On It's Own Bottom
• E3It Takes a Voyage to Learn
• E4Dear, Dear Bread and Beer, if I Were Rich, I Wouldn't Be Here
• E5The Whole Kettle of Fish
• E6In a Bit of a Tight
• E7You Can't Look at the Sea Without Wishing for Wings
• E8From Stem to Stern
• E9Sailing Under False Colors
• E10Ships That Pass In The Night
• E11Red Sky at Morning, Sailor Take Warning
• E12Batten Down The Hatches
• E13Don't Give Up the Ship