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About
Boat Story follows two strangers, Daisy Haggard (Back to Life, Breeders) and Paterson Joseph (Wonka, Timeless) as Janet and Samuel, who can't believe their luck when they stumble upon a shipwrecked boat full of cocaine. With each of them desperate for a fresh start, they agree to sell the drugs and split the cash. But on their tail are the police, masked hit men, and a sharp-suited gangster known only as “The Tailor.” When two ordinary people are pushed to the very edge, can they trust each other and get away with their lives and money?
Alongside Haggard and Joseph, the series ensemble includes Tcheky Karyo (The Missing, Baptiste), BAFTA-winner Joanna Scanlan (After Love, Notes on A Scandal), Craig Fairbrass (One Piece, Villain and Muscle), Phil Daniels (House of the Dragon, Quadrophenia) and Ethan Lawrence (Bad Education).
Germany, United States
Harry and Jack Williams, Christopher Aird, Sarah Hammond, Daniel Walkers, Tommy Bulfin, Nawfal Faizullah
Harry Williams, Jack Williams, Alice Troughton, Daniel Nettheim
Matthew Bird
Daisy Haggard, Paterson Joseph, Tchecky Karyo, Joanna Scanlan, Craig Fairbrass, Phil Daniels, Ethan Lawrence
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Show Description
Boat Story follows two strangers, Daisy Haggard (Back to Life, Breeders) and Paterson Joseph (Wonka, Timeless) as Janet and Samuel, who can't believe their luck when they stumble upon a shipwrecked boat full of cocaine. With each of them desperate for a fresh start, they agree to sell the drugs and split the cash. But on their tail are the police, masked hit men, and a sharp-suited gangster known only as “The Tailor.” When two ordinary people are pushed to the very edge, can they trust each other and get away with their lives and money?
Alongside Haggard and Joseph, the series ensemble includes Tcheky Karyo (The Missing, Baptiste), BAFTA-winner Joanna Scanlan (After Love, Notes on A Scandal), Craig Fairbrass (One Piece, Villain and Muscle), Phil Daniels (House of the Dragon, Quadrophenia) and Ethan Lawrence (Bad Education).
Credits
Cast
Daisy Haggard
Paterson Joseph
Tchecky Karyo
Joanna Scanlan
Craig Fairbrass
Phil Daniels
Ethan Lawrence
Written By
Harry and Jack Williams
Directed By
Harry Williams
Jack Williams
Alice Troughton
Daniel Nettheim
Executive Producers
Harry and Jack Williams
Christopher Aird
Sarah Hammond
Daniel Walkers
Tommy Bulfin
Nawfal Faizullah
Series Producer
Matthew Bird
Episode Descriptions
Episode One
On the windswept industrial Yorkshire coastline, a boat stands washed-up ashore. Two strangers stumble upon it: Janet, a factory worker hard up on her luck, and Samuel, a gambler hiding his habit and his colossal debt from his family. As the unlikely pair investigate the boat, buried within the stacked crates of frozen mackerel, they discover dozens of tightly wrapped parcels of cocaine alongside two dead bodies. Even though they’ve only just met, Samuel makes Janet a proposition. Sure, they could call the police… or they could… not? Samuel thinks he knows a guy who could help them sell it. They stand to gain an obscene amount of money. Think of how their lives could change. Janet is hesitant but they make the choice to take the haul. Unfortunately for Janet and Samuel, the owner is a sharp suited French mobster who has no mercy for thieves. Little do they know the perilous journey they’ve begun is one that will irrevocably alter the course of their lives.
Episode Two
Selling their drug haul is far less straightforward than Janet and Samuel first envisioned. Samuel takes Janet to visit one of his old clients, a convicted drug dealer by the name of Craig who’s currently serving time in prison. Samuel hopes Craig still has enough contacts from his former life to help him and Janet find a buyer for the drugs. Meanwhile, The Tailor and his hitman are working their way through the town in search for his missing shipment and a haphazard local policeman, Ben Tooh, finds an unlikely clue to solving the shocking recent events around his home turf. He doesn’t know how close he is to the truth when The Tailor comes knocking at Ben’s mother’s door.
Episode Three
Janet and Samuel make a bold move to sell their haul to local drug lord Vinnie. Can they finally get a taste of happiness and a chance at a different life? It seems unlikely as the wolves are closing in and circling far closer than the duo realize: The Tailor is becoming fixated with this town and its inhabitants, showing no signs of leaving. The Tailor’s henchman, Guy, is hot on their trail and a shocking discovery throws our heroes into more danger than ever before.
Episode Four
Over the course of one day, we see Janet, Samuel, Guy, The Tailor and Vinnie as their worlds collide. We flashback to Vinnie’s backstory leading up to the moment he meets Janet and Samuel, shedding light on his violent and ruthless streak. It’s a race against the clock for Janet and Samuel trying to complete an impossible task under The Tailor’s watchful eye - they’ll need to think fast to stay alive. But has The Tailor’s eye wandered? The stories converge at an unexpected location and the opposing forces are set to clash. But a surprise twist becomes the catalyst to a deadly situation, in which no one is guaranteed to survive.
Episode Five
Reeling from what they just witnessed, Janet and Samuel struggle to catch their breath. But this is not over, far from it. With their backs against the wall, will they consider the unthinkable? Policeman Ben Tooh is hot on the trail and closing in on our hapless heroes – but the deeper he gets into his investigation the more dangerous it becomes. Henchman Guy considers another life, but after the events in Applebury, will he find it easy to simply walk away? As we race towards the conclusion of the series, Samuel is finally forced to tell the truth while Janet’s worst nightmare becomes a reality.
Episode Six
In a climactic finale, Janet and Samuel hurtle towards their final face off with The Tailor. To everyone’s surprise, their stand-off yields unexpected results. Janet finds herself tasked with a new mission as she begins to unravel the twisted past of The Tailor and realises she must act fast as someone's life is at risk. After parting ways with Janet, Samuel believes he has found his ending, but it isn’t everything he had hoped for as he learns there’s a price for all his dishonesty. Janet, Pat and The Tailor discover it all ends where we began – with a boat.
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Credits
Cast
Daisy Haggard
Paterson Joseph
Tchecky Karyo
Joanna Scanlan
Craig Fairbrass
Phil Daniels
Ethan Lawrence
Written By
Harry and Jack Williams
Directed By
Harry Williams
Jack Williams
Alice Troughton
Daniel Nettheim
Executive Producers
Harry and Jack Williams
Christopher Aird
Sarah Hammond
Daniel Walkers
Tommy Bulfin
Nawfal Faizullah
Series Producer
Matthew Bird
