Shane Meadows to direct 18th century-set TV drama series The Gallows Pole cineuropa.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cineuropa.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The BBC has commissioned six new dramas, including its first from This Is England creator Shane Meadows, and teased a yet-to-be announced project with Michaela Coel.
The Gallows Pole, written by Meadows, is based on the novel of the same name by Benjamin Myers and fictionalises the true story of the rise and fall of a gang of weavers and land-workers in 18th Century Yorkshire.
Meadows has previously produced projects such as This Is England 86, 88 and 90 and The Virtues with Channel 4 in the UK. The Gallows Pole, which will be produced by Element Pictures, is the director’s first period drama.
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