Boat Story. Image shows left to right: Janet (Daisy Haggard), Guy (Craig Fairbrass), The Tailor (Tchéky Karyo), Samuel (Paterson Joseph), Pat Tooh (Joanna Scanlan)
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
Boat Story. Image shows left to right: Janet (Daisy Haggard), Samuel (Paterson Joseph)
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