THE NORTH WATER

TELEVISION SERIES (BBC)
Casting by

Kahleen Crawford

Synopsis

The North Water tells the story of Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship's doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic. On board he meets Henry Drax, the harpooner, a brutish killer whose amorality has been shaped to fit the harshness of his world. Hoping to escape the horrors of his past, Sumner finds himself on an ill-fated journey with a murderous psychopath. In search of redemption, his story becomes a harsh struggle for survival in the Arctic wasteland.

Cast

Colin Farrell
Jack O'Connell
Tom Courtenay
Stephen Graham
Peter Mullan
Sam Spruell
Roland Möller
Kieran Urquhart
Philip Hill-Pearson

Director

Andrew Haigh

Producers

Kate Ogborn
Iain Canning
Jamie Laurenson

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