Miniseries · BBC One
Boat Story
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Paterson Joseph
Samuel Wells
6 eps
Daisy Haggard
Janet Campbell
6 eps
Tchéky Karyo
The Tailor
6 eps
Craig Fairbrass
Guy
6 eps
Joanna Scanlan
Pat Tooh
6 eps
Ethan Lawrence
PC Ben Tooh
6 eps
Phil Daniels
Craig Dodds
6 eps
Michele Austin
Camilla Wells
6 eps
Jude Coward Nicoll
Boy 1
1 eps
Daya Singh Athwal
Boy 2
1 eps
Maxwell Whitelock
Boy 3
1 eps
John Henshaw
Nigel
1 eps
Rom Blanco
French Man
1 eps
Kyle Abdullah
Mark Finch
1 eps
Simon Meacock
Stallholder
1 eps
Craig Kelly
Peter Jeffries
4 eps
Cherie Gordon
Anya Wells
5 eps
Kate Dickie
Katia
2 eps
Joey Akubeze
The Tailor's Client
1 eps
Danny Kirrane
Harold
2 eps
Benedict Shaw
PC Colin Newton
1 eps
Kenton Thomas
PC Mick Halcrow
1 eps
Nigel Betts
Superintendent Hodgson
4 eps
Jonas Armstrong
Arthur Lake
2 eps
Adam Gillen
Vinnie Douglas
3 eps
Jason Pennycooke
Other Samuel
4 eps
Lucy Montgomery
Other Janet
4 eps
Mhairi Calvey
PC Jenny
1 eps
Phil Dunning
Andrew
1 eps
Samuel Holland
Little Pete
3 eps
The story
What it's about
Two hard-up strangers stumble across a haul of cocaine on a shipwrecked boat. After agreeing to sell it and split the cash, they become entangled with police, masked hitmen, and a sharp-suited gangster known as 'The Tailor'.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Harry Williams
Showrunner
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Jack Williams
Creator
Christopher Aird
Executive producer
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Katherine Bond
Executive producer
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Tommy Bulfin
Executive producer
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Nawfal Faizullah
Executive producer
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Sarah Hammond
Executive producer
Sophie Goodhart
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Christopher AirdExecutive Producer
- Matthew BirdProducer
- Katherine BondExecutive Producer
- Harry WilliamsExecutive Producer
- Jack WilliamsExecutive Producer
- Tommy BulfinExecutive Producer
Writing
- Harry WilliamsWriter
- Jack WilliamsWriter
- Sophie GoodhartWriter
Direction
- Harry WilliamsDirector
- Jack WilliamsDirector
- Alice TroughtonDirector
- Daniel NettheimDirector
Cinematography
- Árni FilippussonDirector of Photography
Music
- Dominik ScherrerOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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