Goldfish

Welcome to GOLDFISH, a six-part returning western on water, set on Europe’s last frontier: the English Channel. Law holds little sway over the fishermen here. They're the cowboys of our continent, duking it out to survive in a dying trade. But if you think life is tough for them, spare a thought for MAGGIE ROWE — the only female skipper on England’s southern coast. Superstition says it’s bad luck to have a woman aboard, and lately, Maggie has been living proof; she hasn’t made a decent catch in months, her father faces eviction from his care home, and she’s just been fired from her boat, THE HAPPY HOOKER. Game over, right? Well, only if you’re a quitter… Maggie steals the Happy Hooker and sails to the restricted French scallop beds of the Baie-de-Seine, determined to land an illegal catch big enough to pay off her debts. After a mammoth trawl, her nets bulge with a treasure far more valuable than just fish — a huge GOLD BAR! But just as her luck seems to have turned [...] Project details and contacts on Series Mania+