The Gallows Pole: This Valley Will Rise
2023•1h 0m•6.0/10
DramaCrime
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6.0/10(8)
Set against the backdrop of the coming industrial revolution in eighteenth century Yorkshire, the drama follows David Hartley as he 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.
Production
Element Pictures, BBC, A24, Big Arty Productions
Language
EN
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
May 31, 2023
Last Aired
June 14, 2023
Networks
BBC Two
Created By
Shane Meadows
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Where to Watch
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The Resurrection of Dave
Air date: 2023-05-31
West Yorkshire, early 1760s. David Hartley is returning to his family’s remote moor-top dwelling after seven years away in Birmingham. Gravely wounded and dragging a mysterious bag of tools, he receives help from six mythical stag-men, who let him know that his work on earth isn’t done yet.
E2
Thy Had a Dream
Air date: 2023-06-07
After finding his community destitute, David introduces his kin to ‘clipping’ – the illegal forging of coins and David’s scheme to bring back dignity and security to his people.
E3
The Anti-Heist
Air date: 2023-06-14
David’s gang partake in their first mission, focused on the rent-seeking, exploitative Clothier. David also aims to make amends with Grace, the 'jilted' love of his life.
Cast
Michael Socha
David Hartley
Sophie McShera
Grace
Thomas Turgoose
Bill Hartley
Samuel Edward-Cook
Isaac Hartley
Adam Fogerty
James Broadbent
Anthony Welsh
Abe Oldfield
Yusra Warsama
Bathsheeba Oldfield
Eve Burley
Rita
Nicole Barber Lane
Susie
Joe Sproulle
Joe the Pickpocket
Fine Time Fontayne
Joseph Broadbent
Stevie Binns
Mand
Dave Perkins
Tom Hartley
Ralph Ineson
Rex Arkwright, the Clothier
Charlotte Ockelton
Gwen Hartley
Soraya Jane Nabipour
Darya Hartley
Esmae Wilson
Ella Hartley
Stuart Zubrzycki
Billy Vardy
