‘Boat Story’: BBC releases first-look images for thriller starring Daisy Haggard & Paterson Joseph
The BBC has released some first-look images for the brand new six-part thriller ‘Boat Story‘, starring Daisy Haggard (Back to Life, Breeders) and Paterson Joseph (Vigil, Noughts & Crosses), which comes to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK and on Amazon Freevee in the US and Germany.
When two hard-up strangers, Janet (Haggard) and Samuel (Joseph), stumble across a haul of cocaine on a shipwrecked boat, they can’t believe their luck. After agreeing to sell it and split the cash, they quickly find themselves entangled with police, masked hitmen, and a sharp-suited gangster known only as “The Tailor” (Tcheky Karyo – ‘Baptiste’, ‘The Missing’).
Tchéky Karyo (Image: Two Brothers Pictures/Matt Squire)
Alongside Haggard, Joseph and Karyo, the series also stars Joanna Scanlan (After Love, Notes on A Scandal), Craig Fairbrass (One Piece, Villain and Muscle) and Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia, House of the Dragon).
Joanna Scanlan (Image: Two Brothers Pictures/Matt Squire)
At its heart, Boat Story is an action-thriller about two ordinary people whom the world has turned its back on, and whether they’re willing – or desperate enough – to do something crazy to get what they want in life. Pushed to the very edge, can they trust each other and get away with their lives and the money?
Boat Story embodies twists and turns with character-driven, surprising storytelling. Off-beat humour contrasts with high-octane action sequences against the spectacular backdrop of the beautiful, windswept Yorkshire coastline.
Written by Harry and Jack Williams, the new series is produced by award-winning All3Media production company, Two Brothers Pictures in association with all All3Media International.
Craig Fairbrass (Image: Two Brothers Pictures/Matt Squire)
‘Boat Story’ is a Two Brothers Pictures (an All3Media company) production for the BBC. The series is written by Harry and Jack Williams (The Missing, Baptiste, The Tourist), who alongside Christopher Aird (Baptiste, Liar, The Tourist), Sarah Hammond (Back to Life, Fleabag) and Daniel Walker (The Tourist) serve as executive producers for Two Brothers Pictures, with Tommy Bulfin and Nawfal Faizullah as executive producers for the BBC. Matthew Bird (Isolation Stories, Strangers) is producer, and Harry and Jack Williams directed block one. Alice Troughton directed block two and Daniel Nettheim directed block three. International sales are handled by All3Media International.
‘Boat Story‘ does not yet have a premiere date, but will air on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK, and on Amazon Freevee in the USA and Germany. If you want to keep track of this or any other show, add it via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date.
