Is Harry on the Boat?

*Is Harry on the Boat?*
Is Harry on the Boat?
Starring	Danny Dyer; Davinia Taylor; Will Mellor; Kate Magowan; Daniela Denby-Ashe; Keith Allen; Ralf Little; Caroline Flack; Kate Sanderson; Jakki Degg; Leanne Wilson; Lucy Knight; John Simm;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Running time	97 minutes (movie); 50 minutes (TV episode)
Original release
Network	Sky One
Release	6 August 2001

Is Harry on the Boat? is a 2001 British made-for-TV film, based on the lives of holiday reps in Ibiza. A television drama series then followed, airing on Sky One from 2002 to 2003.

Background

It is based on the book of the same name by Colin Butts. The title is a reference to the sexual act of ejaculating on the face ('Harry Monk', often shortened just to 'Harry', is Cockney rhyming slang for "spunk" (a British slang term for semen) and 'boat race', or just 'boat', is rhyming slang for 'face').

The TV series was developed and produced by Rapido TV for Sky TV. "Is Harry on the Boat?" was a mix of fast-paced drama, sex and comedy. It was set in Ibiza and focused on the adventures of a group of holiday reps catering for an 18-30 market.

Cast

The cast of the film was made up from a series of young, mainly unknown young actors and gave first TV appearances to a number of now notable British actors.

Danny Dyer as Brad
Rik Young as Mario
Des Coleman as Mikey
Davinia Taylor as Alison
Will Mellor as Greg
Kate Magowan as Carmen
Daniela Denby-Ashe as Lorraine
Keith Allen as Trevor
David Girvan as Russell
Ralf Little as Nick
Caroline Flack as Blonde
Stuart Sinclair Blyth as Jim
Kate Sanderson as Belinda
Jakki Degg as Claire
Jack Rossi as wee Jack
Leanne Wilson as Trudy
Steve Chaplin as Pitbull
Susan McArdle as Pacemaker Peggy
Jonathon Natynczyk as Trannie 1
Rebecca Hazlewood as Girl with Brad
John Simm as Prize Winner

Television series

The TV series cast was totally different from the movie cast, with no actors from the movie appearing in the TV series. The TV series ran for 2 series with 18 episodes in series 1 and 10 in series 2. Although like the film, the series was set in Ibiza, it was filmed in Almunecar in southern Spain.

Main Cast Series 1

James Doherty as Brian Simms
Steve North as Cosmic Bob
Charlie Kemp as Robbie Cooper
Lorna Pegler as Rosie Chadderton
Gregory Finnegan as Gabriel Brennan
Louise Franklin as Donna Harrison
Quentin Jones as Garry Flemming
Pooja Shah as Sinjata Kapoor

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