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Director Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis grew up listening to the music of these independent radio stations.
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The crew really got a boat to shoot. The ship they used was the Timor Challenger, a Dutch medical ship. The ship’s previous name was De Hoop.
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The crew members go out to sea from Portland Port every day to shoot scenes of the North Sea in the film .
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The footage that took place in the cabin was actually taken in a warehouse.
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The director plays Bob Dylan's music on the set every day to increase the atmosphere of the scene.
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The footage of James Corden being framed by rival Radio Rock players in the film has been deleted; but when the DVD is released, these footage can be selected from the cut clips .
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The character Gavin Kavala played by actor Rhys Evans is based on the veteran DJ Robbie Dale who is known as the "Admiral" in the pirate radio circle .
The Boat That Rocked behind the scenes gags
2021-12-16 08:01
Extended Reading
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Quentin: The day has come. Tonight pirate radio dies. From midnight, we are a ghost ship floating without hope on cold and dark waters. You have done almighty work here. Thank you. But your work is done.
The Count: Not mine, sir. I'm an American citizen and I don't give a hootenanny God damn about your nitpicking limey laws. I intend to broadcast from this ship 24 hours a day until the day I die. And then for a couple days after that.
Gavin Cavanagh: Not wanting to sound rude or anything, but don't you think that might be an ever so slightly monotonous experience for the listener? What do you say to 12 hours each, noble sir?
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Angus: The way I look at it, the world couldn't survive without my comedy, and who's going to have the moral backbone to play the Seekers when the mood is right?
Dave: They've split up.
Angus: I intend to celebrate the back catalogue.
Dave: I intend to stop you doing so.
Mark: [silently stands up and lights a cigarette]
Simon: As some of you know, my wife left me after 17 hours of marriage, but I survived that because I live for music. And now, with nothing else to live for, I'm willing to die for it as well.
'On-The-Hour' John: I've always lived for news and weather. Happy to die for them, too. Especially the weather.
Bob Silver 'the Dawn Treader': I've got nowhere else to go.
Harold: I have somewhere else to go, but it's Peckham. So I think I'll stick around.
Felicity: Can't let everyone starve. And I'm slightly worried where my increasingly powerful sexuality will take me when I return to normal life.
Thick Kevin: I've got a very strong suspicion that Felicity fancies me. Not about to go anywhere, just when I'm in with a chance.
'Young' Carl: Obviously, I'm in. You're the only people in the world who like me.