''Boiling Point'' is a four-episode British television

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created by Philip Barantini, James Cummings and

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. Starring Graham, Vinette Robinson and Hannah Walters, the series premiered with its first episode on

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on 1 October 2023 and all episodes were released on

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on the same day. It was made for the

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by Ascendant Fox, Matriarch Productions and It's All Made Up Productions. Co-directed by Philip Barantini and Mounia Akl, it is a continuation and

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of the 2021 film ''

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'', also directed by Barantini and featuring many of the same cast.

Synopsis

The series picks up six-months after the film ends with Carly (Robinson) now running her own restaurant with former boss Andy's (Graham) staff.

Cast

* Vinette Robinson as Carly, head chef at Point North *

as Andy, former head chef at Jones & Sons *

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as Nick, sous-chef * Hannah Walters as Emily, head pastry chef *

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as Freeman, sous-chef *

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as Dean, Point North restaurant manager *

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as Robyn, waitress *

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as Billy, bartender * Daniel Larkai as Jake, kitchen porter *

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as Jamie, pastry chef * Hannah Traylen as Holly, kitchen porter *

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as Camille, French chef * Stephen Odubola as Johnny, a new chef * Shaun Fagan as Bolton * Joel MacCormack as Liam Astrid, businessman behind Point North * Ahmed Malek as Musa, new front-of-house staff who works at the bar *

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as Vivian, Carly's mother * Sok-Ho Trinh as Sol * Missy Haysom as Kit, new front-of-house staff * Henry Meredith as Nathan

Episodes

Production

The series is a sequel to the 2021 film ''Boiling Point'', a

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set in a restaurant kitchen. It itself was an expansion of a 2019 short film of the same name, also directed by Barantini and starring Graham. In October 2022 it was revealed that a series following on from the film with the same creative team had been commissioned by

. 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.

Casting

In February 2023

was revealed to have joined the cast. Graham, Robinson and Walters all reprise their original roles from the film, as do Panthaki, Lamont, Daly, Skylar, Larkai, McMillan, Traylen and Hoyle.

Filming

Filming began in January 2023 in

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Broadcast

Episode one aired on

in the United Kingdom on 1 October 2023 in the 9pm time slot, with all four episodes becoming available on its

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streaming service the same day.

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is handling international distribution.

Critical reception

Nick Clark of the ''

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'' gave it a five out of five stars, commenting that it "gives us just a taste of the anxiety and the adrenaline of this world. It's an extraordinary peek behind the kitchen door, and an uncomfortable one. But as a drama, the ingredients are spot on and the execution superb." Another five star review came from Morgan Cormack of ''

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,'' describing it as "a perfect example of what stellar character-driven drama is." Of the casting, Morgan opined that "the magic of having such an ensemble isn't to be taken lightly - it truly is a work of magnificence." Dan Einav of the ''

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'' awarded the show four stars, stating that "The main cast broadly rise to the challenge but there's a ready-made quality to some of the plotting and scene-setting. The point that chefs both depend on and deplore their customers is overstretched... It can also strain credulity to make each night revolve around a disaster." Another four star review came from Nick Hilton of ''

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,'' again praising both the “quality of the acting” and the writing. Four stars also from Emily Baker of the '' i'', who said that the “TV version never quite matched the heights” of the feature film and bemoaned the lack of screen time afforded to Stephen Graham. ''

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'' critic, Carol Midgley also awarded the show four stars, as did Rebecca Nicholson at ''

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,'' who also singled out the “excellent cast.” ''

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s Joel Golby lauded "a brilliant script, a phenomenal cast and some absolutely beautiful filming" and went on to state that "this hugely stressful series is one of the best things on television this year... British TV at its very finest."

References

External links

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