An Island Parish

Season 5

Episode 10: The Gathering of the Clans

Series following a year in the life of the most southerly islands of the Outer Hebrides, off the north-west coast of Scotland. On the island of South Uist, Father Roddy and Father John Paul go to extraordinary lengths to give their friend and fellow priest Father Calum a birthday surprise he'll never forget. Meanwhile, across on Barra, the islanders are preparing for the imminent gathering of the Clan Macneil; and over in the heart of the USA, an 82-year-old clan member has to make the difficult decision about whether to make the four thousand mile journey to join them at their ancestral home.