Colin Farrell on The North Water, his new BBC series set in the Arctic  

The Irish actor stars alongside the likes of Jack O’Connell and Stephen Graham in the major new drama, and even took a dip in the icy ocean during filming 

Colin Farrell in a scene from The North Water. 

As illustrations of raw physicality and sheer barbarity go, forthcoming BBC Two drama The North Water is a fine depiction.

Starring Jack O’Connell, Stephen Graham and a near unrecognisable Colin Farrell, The North Water tells a tale of grit and survival aboard The Volunteer – an English whaling vessel packed full of brutish men on course for the Arctic.