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True North

Claustrophobic drama. The skipper of a trawler (Gary Lewis) is close to bankruptcy. His son Sean (Martin Compston) agrees to smuggle Chinese workers. The trip proves traumatic.

Claustrophobic drama. The skipper of a trawler has worked the seas for 32 years, yet is close to bankruptcy. His son Sean agrees to smuggle Chinese workers from Belgium to Scotland, hidden aboard his taciturn father's boat, the Providence. The trip proves traumatic and changes the relationship between father and son.

1 hour, 28 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Oct 202222:00
BBC Scotland

Credits

RileyPeter Mullan
DirectorSteve Hudson
SeanMartin Compston
SkipperGary Lewis
CookSteven Robertson
Su LiAngel Li
PolHark Bohm
Chinese FarmerWang Li Jun

Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Feb 200922:45
    BBC HD & BBC Two except Wales & Yorkshire
  • Sun 8 Mar 200900:15
    BBC Two Wales & Wales (Analogue) only
  • Sat 22 Oct 202222:00
    BBC Scotland