The Gallows Pole (TV series)

The Gallows Pole is an upcoming three-part television series made for the BBC by Element Pictures, Big Arty Productions, and A24. It is a Shane Meadows adaptation of the novel of the same name by Benjamin Myers.[1] According to Meadows, the series is a prequel to Myers's novel.[2]

The Gallows Pole
Genre
Based onThe Gallows Pole
by Benjamin Myers
Written byShane Meadows
Directed byShane Meadows
Starring
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Release
Original networkBBC Two

Synopsis

The series tells the fictionalised story of David Hartley and the Cragg Vale Coiners at the onset of the industrial revolution in 18th century Yorkshire. Hartley (Socha) 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.[3]

Cast

Production

The project was announced for Meadows in May 2021 as his first television series with executive producers Piers Wenger and Tom Lazenby for the BBC.[4] The series is being produced for the BBC by Element Pictures with A24.[5]

Casting

In September 2021 Socha, Burke, Turgoose and McKay were confirmed in the cast. Meadows described going on an "open casting odyssey, watching over 6,500 self-tapes from unrepresented actors and actresses".[6]

Filming

Principal photography was revealed to have started in September 2021.[7] Filming locations included the village of Heptonstall, near Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire.[8]

Broadcast

In April, the BBC confirmed the series would be broadcast on BBC Two and iPlayer in 2023.[2]

References
  1. "Cast announced for Shane Meadows' new BBC drama the Gallows Pole".
  2. "First-look images released of Shane Meadows' The Gallows Pole, coming soon to BBC Two and iPlayer". BBC Media Centre. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. "Cast announced for Shane Meadows' new BBC drama The Gallows Pole". bbc.co.uk. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. "Shane Meadows to make first BBC series with period drama 'The Gallows Pole' (exclusive)". Screen Daily. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  5. "A24 Boards Shane Meadows' BBC Drama 'The Gallows Pole,' George MacKay Among Cast". Hollywood Reporter. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. "Shane Meadows Adds Tom Burke, Thomas Turgoose, George MacKay And More To New Series The Gallows Pole". Empireonline. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  7. "Cast Revealed for Shane Meadows' BBC drama 'The Gallows Pole': Michael Socha, Sophie McShera, Anthony Welsh Amid Line-Up". Variety. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  8. "Yorkshire village of Heptonstall transformed for filming of new BBC period drama The Gallows Pole adapted by Shane Meadows". Yorkshire Post. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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