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Based on the book by Benjamin Myers, Shane Meadows fictionalises the remarkable true story of the rise of David Hartley and the Cragg Vale Coiners. The Gallows Pole begins on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on Wednesday 31st May from 9pm.
The remarkable true story of the Cragg Vale coiners, a group of counterfeiters operating in the Colne Valley in the 18th century, was brought to wider public attention by Yorkshire writer Ben Myers’ award-winning 2017 novel The Gallows Pole and the book has now inspired a new three-part BBC series launching next week.