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The North Water (2021)

Andrew Haigh, 2021

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The North Water
Ian McGuire, 2016

The North Water is a TV mini-series directed by Andrew Haigh in 2021 and based on the book of the same name by Ian McGuire, first published in 2016. The TV series features Jack O’Connell, Colin Farrell, Gary Lamont, Peter Mullan, Tom Courtenay, Ipeelie Ootoova, and others.

What users say

“The TV series is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

7.9

/ 10

Watch TV Mini-Series Button: The North Water (Andrew Haigh, 2021)

7.9

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of The North Water, the 2016 book by Ian McGuire.

The North Water

Read by: John Keating

Storyline

The story of Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon who signs up as ship’s doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic. On board he meets Henry Drax, the harpooner, a brutish killer whose amorality has been shaped to fit the harshness of his world. Hoping to escape the horrors of his past, Sumner finds himself on an ill-fated journey with a murderous psychopath.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The North Water, the 2021 TV series by Andrew Haigh

Year

2021

Minutes

90

Movie Rate

7.90

Source: IMDb

TV Mini-Series

The North Water

Country: UK

Year: 2021

Length: 1h30m / 5 episodes

Cover of The North Water, the 2016 book by Ian McGuire

Year

2016

Pages

255

Book Rate

7.98

S: Goodreads

Book

The North Water

Country: UK

First published in: 2016

Length: 255 pages

Genre: Fiction

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User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of The North Water, the 2021 TV series by Andrew Haigh

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TV series

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of The North Water, the 2021 TV series by Andrew Haigh

WATCH

Yes

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19% No

13 votes

3 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of The North Water, the 2016 book by Ian McGuire

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Yes

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36% No

9 votes

5 votes

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