Warning: this article contains spoilers for the end of Netflix’s Boiling Point.

The explosive, one-shot restaurant drama Boiling Point earned Stephen Graham his first (much deserved) Bafta nomination for best actor and was an instant hit with viewers.

Set in a bustling London restaurant, head chef Andy (Graham) is spiralling out of control. The feature film was set over the course of one seriously stressful night in the busy run-up to Christmas, when a restaurant critic just happens to drop in for a meal.

It proved so successful that the BBC commissioned a five-part follow-up series, with Graham and a number of the original cast members reprising their roles. 

The TV show will pick up six months on from where the film left off, with sous chef Carly (Vinette Robinson) now head chef at her own restaurant, with many of Andy’s original team alongside her.

Watch the trailer for Boiling Point below:

We were previously offered a glimpse at what we can expect from the drama in the form of a handful of first-look images.

The first, which you can see above, sees Andy sitting on the sofa at home with a can of beer, following the dramatic events of the film’s final scenes. 

Another shows Carly taking the lead in her own kitchen, while another features her kitchen and front-of-house staff taking a rare breather.

Here’s what else we know so far about this seriously exciting project…

What is the plot of the Boiling Point TV series?

The show will pick up eight months after Andy suffered a heart attack, with head chef Carly now “battling to forge a name for new Dalston restaurant Point North alongside her old kitchen crew”, the BBC’s synopsis explains.

“We follow the team as the stresses of keeping the restaurant running bear down on them amidst a hospitality industry in crisis. 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.”

Who’s in the cast of Boiling Point?

Joining Robinson and Graham are many of the film’s original cast members, such as Hannah Walters as Emily and Ray Panthaki as Freeman. Other original cast members set to return include Gary Lamon (Dean), Áine Rose Daly (Robyn), Taz Skylar (Billy), Daniel Larkai (Jake), Stephen McMillan (Jamie), Hannah Traylen (Holly) and Izuka Hoyle (Camille).

They will be joined by an exciting line-up of new cast members, including Bafta award-winner Cathy Tyson, who will play Carly’s mum, Vivian. Other names joining the list include Stephen Odubola as Johnny, Shaun Fagan as Bolton, Joel MacCormack as Liam, Ahmed Malek as Musa and newcomer Missy Haysom, who will make their television debut playing Kit.

What has Stephen Graham said about the show?

Before filming for the series began in January, Graham and his wife, Hannah Walters, who serve as executive producers for the show through their company Matriarch Productions, promised that the drama will “keep the audience gripped, intrigued and involved in each of the characters’ journeys”.

“To be able to explore and go on a journey with our established and new characters will be a roller coaster of feelings and emotions, but a roller coaster you will want to keep getting back on. Our aim is to make powerful drama which reflects social realism, raising real-life issues which have an effect on each and every one of us.”

When will Boiling Point be on TV?

The new four-part series is set to make its debut on BBC One at 9pm on Sunday 1 October 2023. 

Subsequent episodes will air weekly on Sundays at the same time, while the entire series will be available for streaming on BBC iPlayer from the very first day of October.

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