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The North Water

Drama, Mystery · 2021 · Rated 7.2/10

Last aired: S1 E5, To Live Is to Suffer · 2021-09-10

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.

Cast

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

Nive Nielsen Anna

Jonathan Aris Corbyn

Natar Ungalaaq Elder Inuk

JL Jerry Laisa Younger Inuk

Ipeelie Ootoova Urgang

KC Keenan Carpenter Merok

Season 1

E1 Behold The Man 2021-09-10 · 60 min Hoping to escape the horrors of his past, Patrick Sumner finds himself on an ill-fated journey to the arctic that throws him into the path of brutish harpooner Henry Drax.

E2 We Men Are Wretched Things 2021-09-10 · 60 min Sumner's adventure turns into a nightmare when one of the crew is murdered. There's no proof, but Sumner can't escape a feeling that Henry Drax is the true culprit.

E3 Homo Homini Lupus 2021-09-10 · 59 min A discovery by Sumner sends Drax into a murderous rage. Cavendish proves crucial in Baxter and Brownlee's plan. An arctic storm rages and threatens the safety of the ship's crew.

E4 The Devils of the Earth 2021-09-10 · 60 min Drax has a plan. Sumner seeks salvation, but strays too far into the ice.

E5 To Live Is to Suffer 2021-09-10 · 57 min After healing in a missionary cabin, Sumner returns to Hull to demand money from Baxter to start a new life. Can he outrun his demons, and has he really seen the last of Henry Drax?

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