Sharon MacKillop, People's Postcode Lottery ambassador Danyl Johnson and Pamela Macaskill celebrate the win at Carinish Village Hall, North Uist. Supplied by Postcode Lottery/Youtube
A Western Isles community who won a huge lottery prize will share their story on Channel 4 next month.
The Scottish Island That Won The Lottery will follow the residents of Berneray and North Uist, who shared a jackpot of £3 million after the win in January last year.
Now Ch4 has told revealed the documentary will be screened on Saturday, June 5 at 8pm.
Incredible true story
Two neighbours on Berneray – an island with only 140 residents – scooped £193,055 each when their postcode, HS6 5BJ, was announced as the winner of the People’s Postcode Lottery.
Meanwhile, 99 other locals got amounts ranging from £21,425 to £64,275.
The Scottish Island That Won the Lottery will be produced by Firecrest Films, who also make the popular Peterhead-based series Fish Town, and Specky Productions, which is run by triple Scottish Bafta-winning director Anne-Claire Christie.
A description on the Channel 4 website says the show “follows the winners as they come to terms with their windfall, and explores how much it will change their lives, or how little”.
Here’s when to watch the new Western Isles lottery winners documentary on Channel 4
