Tue, Aug 22, 2017
Norwegian TV series from 2017. Sheep farmer and Fisherwoman Kari-Anne Nilsen has started a new life on the Island of Røst, south of the Lofoten Islands in northern Norway. Leaving her job at a steep hill farm in a narrow fjord in the South West of Norway she is now starting a new venture as a sheep farmer grazing her flock on a variety of small islands and skerries in an archipelago north of the arctic circle. Her aim is to restore the heritage landscape back to grazing land, aiming to get a flock of sheep grazing on a deserted island home to one of Norway's most famous light houses.
Tue, Sep 5, 2017
On the small island of Skomvær, a small flock of sheep are grazing next to a majestic light house. Their job is to re-claim the traditional grazing land, but they can't do it on their own. Sheep farmer . Kari-Anne enlists the help of her friends who have to travel two hours by boat in order to get to this remote island in order to help cut the grass and maintain the light house and it's ancient kitchen garden.
Tue, Sep 12, 2017
The island of Røst is a paradise for sheep. Despite its location north of the Arctic circle, the climate is influenced by the Golf Stream and the sheep can graze outside all year round. Juicy grass and traditional herbs give the meat a delicious flavor and now Kari-Anne wants to make black pudding cooked in the stomach of a sheep. Neighbour and fellow sheep farmer Torill is the chief taster and invites to a game of radio bingo.
Tue, Sep 26, 2017
In addition to her sheep, Kari-Anne has decided to take up an old tradition and start fishing to supplement her income. Finally the cod has arrived and with her own fishing boat and with the help of experienced fisher man Steinar, Kari-Anne is now ready to earn a good wage as a fisher woman. But her new boat is very small and the ocean is big, things don't exactly go to plan.
Tue, Oct 3, 2017
Fishing is big business on the small island of Røst and trawlers brimming with fish arrive on the quayside every day. Kari-Anne's first foray into fishing has not been so successful, but the sheep farmer has no time for regrets. She's busy presenting the local radio show, making fish cakes and tending to her beloved sheep.
Sun, Dec 17, 2017
It is almost Christmas and Kari-Anne is busier than ever. The sheep get extra treats while the farmer has to take the ferry to the mainland in order to get hold of a Christmas tree. Kari-Anne is planning a Christmas market in a house with no electricity and when the wood-fired oven refuses to play ball all her Christmas treats end up burned. Will she be able to finish everything in time for a candle-lit peaceful Christmas?