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Set against the backdrop of the coming industrial revolution in 18
th-century Yorkshire, Meadows’ new directorial effort follows the rise and fall of the enigmatic David Hartley, as he assembles a gang of weavers and land-workers – known as the Cragg Vale Coiners – to embark upon a revolutionary criminal enterprise that will capsize the economy and become the biggest fraud in British history. Talking about the project, Meadows explained: “
The Gallows Pole is an incredible true story, little known outside of Yorkshire, about a group of very naughty men and women who started clipping and counterfeiting coins out in the Moors, as a way to keep themselves and their community alive. [.] I’ve never made a period drama before, so I’m absolutely buzzing, and to be doing it with
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19 May 2021 : Nathan Griffin Writer/Director Shane Meadows. Revered writer/director Shane Meadows will tackle his first ever television drama for the BBC with Irelands Oscar-nominated production company Element Pictures.
The Gallows Pole is based on Benjamin Myers’ 2017 novel of the same name, and fictionalises the remarkable true story of the rise and fall of David Hartley and the Cragg Vale Coiners.
Set against the backdrop of the coming industrial revolution in eighteenth century Yorkshire, the compelling drama follows the enigmatic 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.