Uniform Title |
North water (TV mini-series : 2021) |
Title |
The North water. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, ©2022. |
©2021 |
Description |
2 DVD-videos (288 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Universal Sony Pictures : DPA2188. |
Originally broadcast on television by BBC Two in the United Kingdom and Super Channel Fuse in Canada in 2021. |
Based on Ian McGuire's 2016 novel of the same name. |
A British/Canadian co-production. |
Bonus feature: Behind the scenes. |
Contents |
Disc One: Episodes 1-3 -- Disc Two: Episodes 4 & 5. |
Credits |
Created by Andrew Haigh. |
Performers |
Jack O'Connell, Colin Farrell, Stephen Graham, Sam Spruell, Roland Møller, Peter Mullan, Tom Courtenay, Gary Lamont. |
Summary |
The North Water follows disgraced ex-army surgeon Patrick Sumner who signs up as ship's doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic. He meets harpooner Henry Drax, a brutish killer whose amorality has been shaped to fit the harshness of his world. Sumner finds himself on an ill-fated journey where a search for redemption becomes a harsh struggle for survival. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 2, 4 ; Widescreen 1.85:1. |
Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions: (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). |
Subjects |
McGuire, Ian -- Television adaptations |
Whaling ships -- Drama |
Serial murderers -- Drama |
Survival -- Arctic regions -- Drama |
Television series -- Great Britain |
Television programs, British |
Arctic regions -- History -- 19th century -- Drama |
Genre |
Thrillers (Television programs) |
Historical television programs |
Action and adventure television programs |
Television adaptations |
Fiction television programs |
Television mini-series |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Haigh, Andrew, 1973- creator. |
O'Connell, Jack, 1989- actor. |
Farrell, Colin, 1976- actor. |
Graham, Stephen, 1973- actor. |
Spruell, Sam actor. |
Møller, Roland, 1972- actor. |
Mullan, Peter actor. |
Courtenay, Tom actor. |
McGuire, Ian. North water Television adaptation of (work): |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Courtenay, Tom .
- Farrell, Colin, 1976- .
- Graham, Stephen, 1973- .
- Haigh, Andrew, 1973- .
- McGuire, Ian. North water .
- Møller, Roland, 1972- .
- Mullan, Peter .
- O'Connell, Jack, 1989- .
- Spruell, Sam .
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