The North Water

"The world is hell and men are both the tortured souls and the devils within it."

A dark and twisted Story with great acting from The lead actors especially Colin Farrells one of his best performance of the last decades.

This is a top-notch historical saga about a group of savage men hunting for whales in the Arctic, where they become stranded due to a deliberate act of treachery. While the entire effort seems virtually flawless, I write to commend one standout performance among a stellar cast: Colin Farrell!!

Holy whalebone! His is a menacing character indeed! Thoroughly vile and unrepentant. The only thing worse is his dysfunctional relationship with every other character in the plot - the way a foul stain spoils an entire tapestry, his portrayal of Drax stirs a dark mood into every element of this story.

He is so believable that you won't even recognize him for the first half-episode, because he plays his role in a way that is utterly believable but at the same time completely different from every other role that I've seen him portray. Wow!

Watch this show for an excellent bit of historical drama. Enjoy it for Mr. Farrell!!!

Very engaging period sea drama starring Jack O'Connell and Colin Farrell. Both are excellent here, Farrell is fearsome.

The plot follows a troubled ship's surgeon (O'Connell) on his first voyage aboard a whaling ship in the mid-19th century. He encounters some unsavoury characters with their own agendas.

The plot is good, the acting excellent, it's very realistic with the setting and style (and even a lot of the plot) being much like the series 'The Terror'. Worth a watch.

This is a superb BBC production.

We need more Victorian dirty deeds done dirt cheap.

Tom Courtenay went from "The Loneliness of the long distance Runner " 1962 to this and he still has it ! A great actor and 59 years of greatness.

Colin Farrell is a beyond evil and brilliant, and our morally greyed area main lead , Jack OConnell is exceptional too.

Great sets, great editing, great atmosphere MORE please.

Didnt expect to find this gem!, if you're bored like me and stumbled on this review, take a chance. It has good acting, great landscape scenes and a believable story. I bet this one is going to end up with at least an 8.00 out of 10 score-wise.

Just raw 1800's whaling at its finest.