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Boat Story
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One
- 2023
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Comedy thriller starring Daisy Haggard and Paterson Joseph as a pair who find a haul of illegal drugs. Also features Tchéky Karyo, Craig Fairbrass, Joanna Scanlan, Ethan Lawrence, Michele Austin and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
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When two strangers discover a haul of cocaine on a washed-up boat, luck soon turns to misfortune as they become the targets of a vengeful mob boss, his hit man and the police.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 19th November 2023
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 60 minutes
Catch-up
Cast & crew
Daisy Haggard | Janet |
Paterson Joseph | Samuel |
Tchéky Karyo | The Tailor |
Craig Fairbrass | Guy |
Joanna Scanlan | Pat Tooh |
Ethan Lawrence | Ben Tooh |
Michele Austin | Camilla Wells |
Oliver Sheridan | Alan Jeffries |
Craig Kelly | Peter Jeffries |
Danielle Warwick | Suzie Jeffries |
Cherie Gordon | Anya Wells |
Nigel Betts | Superintendent Hodgson |
Rick S Carr | Dennis |
Olafur Darri Olafsson | Narrator |
Jonas Armstrong | Pat Tooh |
Jude Coward Nicoll | Boy 1 |
Daya Singh Athwal | Boy 2 |
Maxwell Whitelock | Boy 3 |
Nigel Collins | Keith |
John Henshaw | Nigel |
Rom Blanco | French Man |
Kyle Abdullah | Mark Finch |
Simon Meacock | Stallholder |
Kate Dickie | Katia |
Matt Jamie | Mr Stanley |
Joseph Akubeze | The Tailor's Client |
Danny Kirrane | Harold |
Benedict Shaw | PC Colin Newton |
Becky Bowe | PC Sarah Critchley |
Kenton Thomas | PC Mick Halcrow |
Jordan Ford Silver | Jason |
Harry Williams | Writer |
Jack Williams | Writer |
Sam Stockbridge | Script Editor |
Catriona Renton | Story Producer |
Harry Williams | Director |
Jack Williams | Director |
Matthew Bird | Producer |
Harry Williams | Executive Producer |
Jack Williams | Executive Producer |
Christopher Aird (as Chris Aird) | Executive Producer |
Sarah Hammond | Executive Producer |
Daniel Walker | Executive Producer |
Tommy Bulfin | Executive Producer |
Nawfal Faizullah | Executive Producer |
Nadia Jaynes | Co-producer |
Matt Jennings | Associate Producer |
Charlene Short | Editor |
Scott Bird | Production Designer |
Gary Davy | Casting Director |
Nicci Topping | Casting Director |
Árni Filippusson | Director of Photography |
John Krausa | Costume Designer |
Nic Collins | Make-up Designer |
Dominik Scherrer | Composer |
Francis Scott | Graphics |
Press
Boat Story's shocking opening leans on one of TV's most irritating clichés
The dark BBC One crime drama opens with a grisly flash-forward. It's a trope that's been used to death in recent years - and viewers are starting to see through it, writes Louis Chilton.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 21st November 2023