Eight months after her mentor Andy Jones suffered a heart attack, Head Chef Carly is battling to forge a name for new London restaurant Point North alongside her old kitchen crew. With the pressure to draw in new, hungry customers and the financial squeeze to keep the business profitable, the team must find a way to manage their complicated personal lives whilst creating quality food day in, day out.
Philip Barantini James Cummings Hannah Walters Hester Ruoff Stephen Graham Rebecca Ferguson Bart Ruspoli
Proof that this is so much more than its one shot "gimmick", writer James Cummings, director Philip Barantini and co creator Stephen Graham (and others) clearly realising these characters were just too good not to explore further, follow on from that one eventful and very stressful night in Point North.
Far from feeling like a cash in, (four very taut, emotional episodes in themselves) this is very much an attempt at delving deeper into the lives of the other employees and the very real problems they have to face on a day to day basis. Like the themes only touched upon in the film before, this covers stuff like self harm, alcoholism, the cost of living and of course the…
Phenomenal! I adored the film and I was a little apprehensive when I found they were doing a sequel series, but I obviously didn't need to be because I loved this too. It managed to keep the same feel, but added in tonnes of fantastic character work and superb acting that had me full of anxiety, smiling and even crying. Episode 2 in particular is truly exceptional, I was a wreck within the first 10 minutes! If you loved the film you NEED to watch this show, it's only 4 episodes and I cannot imagine you'll be disappointed.
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I'm not going to write much because a second season will likely mean this gets deleted, but the transition from film to TV has been seamless. In many ways, this is genre drama in as much as other workplace dramas like a police or medical series. But where Boiling Point stands out is that it uses its genre trappings to smuggle in depictions and conversations around some serious issues such as mental health, self harm, alcohol addiction, transphobia, sexual harassment, workplace bullying and the cost of living crisis. Anchored by the presence of the film's main cast, specifically Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson and Hannah Walters, the series showcased a lot of new, young talent to great effect.
Number 95 in my 52 Films by Women in 2023 challenge.
While I didn’t love the Boiling Point film I didn’t hate it. I was a bit apprehensive to watch this series despite a high recommendation from my friend Peeps. I’m glad to say though that this surpassed almost all my expectations and I adored it.
While I do think this could do with some more shouting etc, I loved this and will probably rewatch the movie to see it if I can appreciate it more.
4.5/5
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the way two of the best shows this year is just angry chefs screaming across a kitchen 🔥🔥
There’s perhaps a little too much foreshadowing in these episodes, but the way it pulls you right into the lives of these characters to the point you’re emotionally invested in all of them (not just the ones featured in the film) after a few minutes is astounding. Four episodes just wasn’t enough. Word of caution: I watched the first two episodes before going to bed and that was not conducive with a good nights sleep! Way too stressful!
I feel like Bruce from Matilda. I am devouring the chocolate cake that is Boiling Point. And the end to 4 MEAGRE episodes is Trunchbull slapping the plate on me. What a shambles to just make 4 episodes?!
I get it. Stephen Graham is a busy man, and he’s collaborating again with Philip Barantini on a new Netflix show - Adolescence. It sounds awesome, utilising the same one-take style but for a murder thriller story. But after you’ve done that and wrapped up the Peaky Blinders movie, PLEASE come back to Boiling Point???
I love Boiling Point all too much. It ended on…
Boiling Point is an unforgettable miniseries, but I couldn’t help wanting more Stephen Graham. He’s such a phenomenal actor, and while he’s really good in the show, I wish his presence was even more prominent. That said, the series is great overall, with highly relatable and well-drawn characters. I found bits of myself in nearly all of them, which made the story resonate even more deeply. The show is tense, sad, and often heartbreaking, balancing raw emotion with an unflinching look at the high-pressure world of a professional kitchen.
With only five episodes, it felt too short, and I sincerely hope this doesn’t remain a miniseries—there’s so much potential for a second season. Every episode was compelling, but Episode 2…
