{"id":36576,"date":"2023-09-07T13:37:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1885368"},"modified":"2023-09-07T15:47:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:47:36","slug":"first-look-at-star-studded-boat-story-from-creators-of-the-tourist","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/first-look-at-star-studded-boat-story-from-creators-of-the-tourist\/","title":{"rendered":"First look at star-studded Boat Story, from creators of The Tourist"},"content":{"rendered":"

And Craig Fairbrass opens up about what to expect from the six-part thriller. <\/p>

By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 07 September 2023 at 11:37 AM<\/p>

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The BBC has released first-look images of its upcoming thriller Boat Story<\/a>, starring Back to Life\u2019s Daisy Haggard and Vigil<\/a>\u2018s Paterson Joseph (above).<\/p>\n

The pair play Janet and Samuel, who happen upon a shipment of drugs and decide to sell them and split the cash. The catch? A gangster is on their tail. Sharp-suited and out for blood, the Tailor (Tch\u00e9ky Karyo) looks ready to throw a wrench into their plan.<\/p>\n

Joining Haggard and Joseph in the cast is also Craig Fairbrass (One Piece<\/a>), who plays a character called Guy. Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, the actor described the storyline as \u201cbeautiful\u201d and teased what we can expect from Guy in the six-part series.<\/p>\n

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Tch\u00e9ky Karyo stars as The Tailor.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s Tch\u00e9ky Karyo\u2019s right-hand-man,\u201d Fairbrass explained. \u201cBut Jack and Harry Williams are such talented writers that when I read this and when I went up for it and I met them, it\u2019s the fact of\u2026 all of their characters, they\u2019re not one-dimensional, they\u2019re very interesting\u2026 you think Guy\u2019s just [one thing] but you actually get to know him.\u201d<\/p>\n

The broadcaster\u2019s first-look image of Guy certainly teases he\u2019ll be trouble for Janet and Samuel.<\/p>\n

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Craig Fairbrass as Guy.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Fairbrass\u00a0added of the drama: \u201cIt\u2019s a fantastic story, it\u2019s about two people who find a shipment full of cocaine, decide to keep it, try to sell it and then it\u2019s the fallout of that, and the people that come in to get it back, and the story from there.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s beautiful, it really is quality.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Love\u2019s Joanna Scanlan is also part of the team, with the BBC releasing a first-look at her character Pat, though details on how she fits into the puzzle are scarce.<\/p>\n

The series is expected to premier on BBC One and iPlayer<\/a> in the UK, while Amazon Freevee will air it in the US and Germany.<\/p>\n

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Stars Joanna Scanlan as Pat.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The BBC also released a synopsis alongside the first look images, describing Janet and Samuel as \u201ctwo ordinary people whom the world has turned its back on\u201d.<\/p>\n

So, when the universe drops a ton of cocaine on their lap, the question isn\u2019t whether they\u2019re willing to do something crazy, it\u2019s whether they\u2019re \u201cdesperate enough\u201d.<\/p>

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