Boat Story

Boat Story is an upcoming television series made for BBC One and Amazon Freevee by the All3Media production company, Two Brothers Pictures. Written and co-directed by Jack and Harry Williams, it is set to star Daisy Haggard, Paterson Joseph, Tcheky Karyo, Joanna Scanlan, Craig Fairbrass and Phil Daniels.

Boat Story
GenreThriller
Screenplay by
  • Jack Williams
  • Harry Williams
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Cristopher Aird
  • Tommy Bulfin
  • Daniel Walker
  • Jack Williams
  • Harry Williams
ProducerMatthew Bird
Production companies
  • All3Media
  • Two Brothers Pictures
Release
Original network

Synopsis

Cocaine is found on a boat by two hard-up strangers, Janet (Haggard) and Samuel (Joseph), who agree to sell it and split the proceeds but quickly find themselves entangled with the police, masked hitmen and a sharp-suited gangster known as 'The Tailor' (Karyo).[1]

Cast

Production

The project was announced by the BBC and Amazon Freevee in November 2022 as a six-part series, with production by Two Brothers Pictures of All3Media. Written by Harry and Jack Williams, the actors Haggard, Joseph, Daniels, Scanlan, Karyo and Fairbrass were announced as the cast.[2] The Williams brothers will direct episodes, as will Alice Troughton and Daniel Nettheim.[3]

Filming

Filming took place on Majuba Beach on the Yorkshire coast in November 2022.[4] Filming also took place in Redcar[5] Selby[6] and Halifax in 2023.[7]

Broadcast

Boat Story is set to premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom, and Amazon Freevee in the United States.[8]

References
  1. "Daisy Haggard and Paterson Joseph embark on new BBC thriller Boat Story". Royal Television Society. 16 November 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. "The BBC announces Boat Story, a Two Brothers Pictures thriller starring Daisy Haggard and Paterson Joseph". BBC.com. 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. "Daisy Haggard and Paterson Joseph lead new BBC thriller Boat Story". Radio Times. 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. "Boat Story: new on-set pictures of BBC drama set on Redcar beach as famous faces act out scenes". Gazette Live. 8 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. "Famous faces back on location as film crews descend on Redcar beach for upcoming BBC drama". Gazette Live. 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  6. "BBC crews return to Selby to film new thriller Boat Story". Examinerlive.co.uk. 29 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  7. "Everything we know about Boat Story - Cast and plot details of BBC drama thought to be filming in Halifax". Halifax Courier. 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  8. "Boat Story: Film crews spotted shooting new BBC and Amazon thriller in Yorkshire". Yorkshire Post. 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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