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The Gallows Pole

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2023 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Drama, Crime

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (82% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a small audience and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Peaky Blinders or Power Book IV: Force, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 3 hours in all.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Against the backdrop of the coming industrial revolution in eighteenth century Yorkshire, David Hartley assembles a gang of weavers and land-workers to embark upon a revolutionary criminal enterprise that will capsize the economy and become the biggest fraud in British history.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    82% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Limited series that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 32K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Shane Meadows

  • Michael SochaDavid Hartley
  • Sophie McSheraGrace
  • Thomas TurgooseBill Hartley
  • Samuel Edward-CookIsaac Hartley
  • Adam FogertyJames Broadbent
  • Anthony WelshAbe Oldfield
  • Yusra WarsamaBathsheeba Oldfield
  • Eve BurleyRita
  • Nicole Barber LaneSusie
  • Joe SproulleJoe the Pickpocket