As Phil Barantini, director and executive producer of the series, reveals, “Boiling Point” “leans into the individual characters and what they go through.” Compared to the film, the multi-episode production “gives more space to tell their more in-depth stories.”
At the same time, the series “refers to broader social issues and world events,” says Barantini and adds: “restaurants around the world function very similarly. The chef is at the head, and then we have the entire hierarchy of employees. If you look deeper, you can see the mental health crisis present in gastronomy, which is what we are trying to show,” we read in the press release.
The first two episodes of the series will be broadcast on BBC First on Saturday, February 21 at 9:00 p.m. The next two episodes will be shown a week later.
The main role in the series “Boiling Point” is played by Stephen Graham, who last year delighted viewers and critics in “Coming of Age”. Graham’s career began in 1990, and his first significant roles included the character of Tommy in the 2000 film “Snatch”, Mike in the cult “Band of Brothers”, and an appearance in “Gangs of New York”, “This Is England”. At the beginning of 2026, the second season of the series “A Thousand Blows” debuted, in which he plays the role of Sugar Goodson. He told Interia about the first season.
What about “Coming of Age”, for which he won an Emmy and a Golden Globe? It is possible that there will be a second series.
Although the actor did not give journalists a clear answer, he revealed that he and Jack Thorne (the second co-creator of the production) were considering this idea: “I can’t answer the question because it is somewhere in the back of my and Jack’s mind. We’ll take (this idea) out in three or four years, so stay tuned“.
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