Boiling Point

Boiling Point

Flawless food, flawed people.

Created by James Cummings, Stephen Graham, Philip Barantini

On BBC One

20231 season4 episodes7.5 / 10

A tightly wound kitchen drama about a small crew navigating professional ambition and personal fracture under the pressure of keeping a restaurant alive.

Eight months after her mentor Andy Jones suffered a heart attack, Head Chef Carly is battling to forge a name for new London restaurant Point North alongside her old kitchen crew. With the pressure to draw in new, hungry customers and the financial squeeze to keep the business profitable, the team must find a way to manage their complicated personal lives whilst creating quality food day in, day out.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Boiling Point sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.

  • Is Boiling Point violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.

  • Is Boiling Point scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of series.

  • Is Boiling Point easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Boiling Point leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

58/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity75

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise54

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love47

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Boiling Point

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Boiling Point

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Boiling Point, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Boiling Point, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Boiling Point, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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