What Next for the Wellerman?

After shooting to global fame with Wellerman, ‘sea shanty guy’ Nathan Evans is back and trying to forge a career for himself in the pop world - but is he just a one-hit wonder?

Year: 2023

Director: Neil Sargent

Executive Producers: Natalie Humphreys, Anne-Claire Pilley

Editor: Jonathan Seal, Richard Crawford

Production Company: Storyboard Productions, Specky Productions

Broadcaster: BBC Scotland

Screen Scotland funding: The documentary was supported as part of the BBC Scotland/Screen Scotland Emerging Directors initiative, announced in April 2023, the production companies involved have provided training, guidance and support to the new directors, while the BBC has supported the development and production of each documentary including this one, as well co-ordinating ‘masterclasses’ with leading industry experts.


Synopsis

After shooting to global fame with Wellerman, ‘sea shanty guy’ Nathan Evans is back and trying to forge a career for himself in the pop world - but is he just a one-hit wonder?

Nathan Evans and Director Neil Sargent, credit BBC Scotland

More information

Premiere: What Next for the Wellerman? will air on the BBC Scotland channel at 22:30 on Thurs 6 July and will then be available on BBC iPlayer.