The Gallows Pole

2023•1h 0m•6.2/10

DramaCrime

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6.2/10(9)

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.

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Production

Element Pictures, BBC, Big Arty Productions, A24

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 31, 2023

Last Aired

June 14, 2023

Networks

BBC Two

Created By

Shane Meadows

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

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.

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.

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.