THE HEAT IS ON (THE BEAR, SEASON ONE)
Recently the BBC made a genuinely thrilling announcement about a new drama it had commissioned. After a critically acclaimed run in UK cinemas last year and on Netflix, the corporation optioned plans for a TV series of the movie ' Boiling Point ' with Stephen Graham. Philip Barantini's restaurant tale was a bravura one take, indie feature film, with the camera enabling the audience to get up close and personal with the kitchen and front of house staff of a high end London restaurant and their customers. A high octane drama, it captured the edgy energy and high stress of creating fine dining during a disastrous night. © FX, Hulu & Disney+ Along the way Barantini extracted stirring performances from Vinette Robinson, Ray Panthaki, Jason Flemyng, Izuka Hoyle, Thomas Coombes, Malachi Kirby, Alice Feetham, Stephen McMillan, Lauren Ajufo, Hannah Walters and, of course, Stephen Graham. In a recent interview with Variety ( be warned this article contains spoilers if you hav