The North Water
A disgraced former military doctor embarks as a surgeon aboard a whaler bound for the Arctic, where his quest for redemption becomes a fight for survival.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Cast:Jack O'Connell , Colin Farrell , Sam Spruell , Roland Møller , Gary Lamont , Philip Hill-Pearson , Gerry Lynch , Stephen Graham , Kieran Urquhart , Simon Rubaudo , Greg Dennis , Magnus Constable , Guillaume Cotre-Roux , Andrés Durán , Andrea Glattfelber , Martin Rasmussen , Kristoffer Ronning , Lars Ronning
S1.E1 ∙ Behold the Man
Patrick Sumner, hoping to escape the horrors of his past, finds himself on an ill-fated journey to the arctic that throws him into the path of brutish harpooner Henry Drax.
S1.E2 ∙ We Men Are Wretched Things
The ship has reached rich Artic waters. As all crew are urged to help hunt seals, surgeon Patrick Sumner feels obliged to volunteer, but almost drowns and suffers even worse nightmares about Gaurav, the Indian orphan boy he failed to protect as promised. Captain Brownlee insists his right hand Cavendish is present 'as judge of characters' when cabin boy Joseph Hannah, a hereditary simpleton whose 'vague ache' complaints Sumner diagnoses conclusively as brutal anal abuse, is questioned but obviously too scared to denounce the rapist. Recovered, Sumner joins in his first whale hunt, a triumph for now friendly Drax, and even volunteers to help cut the fat, only to assist at a horrible discovery in a stinking barrel being cleared from the hull.
S1.E3 ∙ Homo Homini Lupus
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.
S1.E4 ∙ The Devils of the Earth
Drax has a daring opportunity to escape, but must convince Cavendish to help him. Otto's vision coming to life, Sumner hunts a bear, but strays too far into icy oblivion.
S1.E5 ∙ To Live Is to Suffer
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?
