The North Water: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in the UK and the ice floes of the Arctic in the late 1850s, 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.

Series details

• Title: The North Water
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2021-09-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-09-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 59 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 41061
• IMDb ID: tt7660970
• TVDB ID: 366476

Cast and credited roles

• Colin Farrell — Henry Drax
• Jack O'Connell — Patrick Sumner
• Sam Spruell — Michael Cavendish
• Roland Møller — Otto
• Philip Hill-Pearson — Samuel McKendrick
• Gary Lamont — Webster
• Gerry Lynch — Cook
• Stephen Graham — Captain Arthur Brownlee
• Kieran Urquhart — Jones
• Tom Courtenay — Cedric Baxter
• Stephen McMillan — Joseph Hannah
• Peter Mullan — Priest

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-09-10; final listed air date 2021-09-10; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

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