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Summary
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'.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+5)
Critics 68Audiences 73GoodWatch 70
Metascore73
Tomatometer63%
Audience score74%
IMDb7.2
User score7.2
Reach
Streams in 31 countries, rent or buy in 22 more
+21First aired
2023
November 19, 2023
Ended 2023
Genres
DramaCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 36 more75 people
- Paterson JosephSamuel Wells6 episodes
- Daisy HaggardJanet Campbell6 episodes
- Tchéky KaryoThe Tailor6 episodes
- Craig FairbrassGuy6 episodes
- Joanna ScanlanPat Tooh6 episodes
- Ethan LawrencePC Ben Tooh6 episodes
- Phil DanielsCraig Dodds6 episodes
- Michele AustinCamilla Wells6 episodes
- OSOliver SheridanAlan Jeffries6 episodes
Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonNarrator (voice)6 episodes- CGCherie GordonAnya Wells5 episodes
- RSRick S. CarrDennis5 episodes
Craig KellyPeter Jeffries4 episodes- DWDanielle WarwickSuzie Jeffries4 episodes
Nigel BettsSuperintendent Hodgson4 episodes
Jason PennycookeOther Samuel4 episodes
Lucy MontgomeryOther Janet4 episodes
Matthew MellalieuBig Pete4 episodes
William FoxGaz4 episodes- PHPaul Hector AntoineYoung Benoît4 episodes
Adam GillenVinnie Douglas3 episodes- JOJohn O'NeillBottlehead3 episodes
Samuel HollandLittle Pete3 episodes- JKJoseph KennedyDr Weathers3 episodes
Directing · 3
- Alice Troughton Director
- Daniel Nettheim Director
- Scott Bates First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Sophie Goodhart Writer
Production · 12
- Jack Williams Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
- Harry Williams Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
- Katherine Bond Executive Producer
- Nawfal Faizullah Executive Producer
- Sarah Hammond Executive Producer
- Tommy Bulfin Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Árni Filippusson Director of Photography
- Anna Patarakina Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Dominik Scherrer Original Music Composer
- Jonathan Wyatt Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Scott Bird Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- John Krausa Costume Design
- Nic Collins Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
Other crew · 1
- Annabel Wood Stunts
Boat Story episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Episode #1.1, 7.4
- S1 E2 Episode #1.2, 7.7
- S1 E3 Episode #1.3, 7.8
- S1 E4 Episode #1.4, 7.7
- S1 E5 Episode #1.5, 7.8
- S1 E6 Episode #1.6, 7.5
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