Boiling Point (2023 TV series)
British television series
Boiling Point is a four-part British television drama miniseries created by Philip Barantini, James Cummings, and Stephen Graham. Directed by Barantini and Mounia Akl, it is a continuation and standalone sequel of the 2021 film Boiling Point, also directed by Barantini and featuring many of the same cast. Starring Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, and Hannah Walters, the series premiered on BBC One on 1 October 2023, with all episodes released on BBC iPlayer on the same day. It was made for the BBC by Ascendant Fox, Matriarch Productions, and It's All Made Up Productions.
Synopsis
The series picks up six months after the film ends with Carly (Robinson) now running her own restaurant, Point North, with most of former boss Andy's (Graham) staff.
Cast
Vinette Robinson as Carly, head chef at Point North
Hannah Walters as Emily, head pastry chef
Izuka Hoyle as Camille, French chef
Áine Rose Daly as Robyn, waitress
Daniel Larkai as Jake, kitchen porter
Gary Lamont as Dean, Point North restaurant manager
Hannah Traylen as Holly, kitchen porter
Stephen McMillan as Jamie, pastry chef
Taz Skylar as Billy, bartender
Ahmed Malek as Musa, new front-of-house staff who works at the bar
Joel MacCormack as Liam Astrid, businessman behind Point North
Missy Haysom as Kit, new front-of-house staff
Shaun Fagan as Bolton
Stephen Odubola as Johnny, a new chef
Cathy Tyson as Vivian, Carly's mother
Stephen Graham as Andy, former head chef at Jones & Sons
Steven Ogg as Nick, sous-chef
Ray Panthaki as Freeman, sous-chef
Sok-Ho Trinh as Sol
Henry Meredith as Nathan
Episodes
Production
The series is a sequel to the 2021 film Boiling Point, a one-shot film set in a restaurant kitchen. It itself was an expansion of a 2019 short film of the same name, also directed by Philip Barantini and starring Stephen Graham. In October 2022 it was announced that a series following on from the film with the same creative team had been commissioned by BBC One.
The series consists of four one-hour episodes, with Barantini directing the first two and Mounia Akl directing the last two. Graham Drover is the series producer and Rebecca Ferguson is executive producer for the BBC. The series is written by James Cummings with writers Dan Cadan, Alex Tenenbaum, and Nathaniel Stevens joining the team.
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