If you missed it, there’s another chance to see Rocket’s Island as it gets a terrestrial airing this week.
Previously known as The Knot, the three part series was filmed on the Island in August this year and was originally shown on CBBC earlier this month. It gets its second airing at 4.30 pm on BBC 1 on Tuesday 18th, Wednesday 19th, Thursday 20th December.
With a story set in the heart of the Isle of Man, Rocket’s Island centres on a farm called The Knot, a special place where raw and rugged nature plays host to a stream of kids with complex lives, all fostered by Peter (Anthony Flanagan) and Sarah Boulsworth (Debra Stephenson) and their kids, Rocket aged 11 (Joseph Gallucci) and Alli aged 14 (Helen Smith). Filmed largely in the west of the Island, Rocket’s Island showcases the beauty of the Island perfectly and involved a considerable number of local people, both in front of and behind the camera, during production.
Production company Lime Pictures introduce the drama as follows:
“On a beautiful, secluded island farm, Rocket Boulsworth lives in a world of possibilities. He even has his own cave where wishes actually come true. But when two mysterious strangers arrive, everything begins to change. Is Rocket’s whole world in danger?”
Tune into BBC1 at 4.30pm on Tuesday to see how Rocket and his friends and family cope with all the excitement and drama in the beautiful Manx countryside.
