Anyone Watched The Gallows Pole On Bbc Iplayer?

[ladybirder]

If so what did you think of it? It's been recommended but I just had a look and it seems miserable and frightening to me. Dare I say more a film for the gents than ladies. Any views? Ta muchly.

[bednobs]

that's odd - from the ads that come on it seemed like a comedy series, not a frightening film. i was thinking id watch it but don't have the concentration span for films much these days

[gingejbee]

^not a film...a three-part series.

[professorplum13]

You don't need to concentrate much ...episode 1 was very slow...a lot of unnecessary swearing too!

[William51]

I have seen episode 1 and it was a slog, it yet has no storyline and i suspect it has been stretched out into too many episodes.

[nailedit]

Always think of this when I hear Gallows Pole

[jno]

huh. Led Zep stealing again

[retrocop]

I thought it was very slow and awful acting. I don't think I have ever heard so much gratuitous effing and blinding and that was from, mainly, the female actors. Did they really swear that much in a village up 't North. I see a token dark skinned family was shoe horned in along with a woman with a dubious crop more fitting for a Gay Pride march. No. It is based on historical fact that certainly would draw my attention but not how the BBC wants to portray it. Might watch the second episode but not enamoured with it thus far. :-(

[retrocop]

I have just watched the 2nd episode on I player and I am still not enamoured by it. Grace says,' I want no more C words or F words from you' so says the most foul mouthed member of the story. The first 3 minute rant by 'the king' was barely intelligible about the deer men. The pace has not picked up so I will give this a miss in future. I did try but no thanks.

[ladybirder]

Thank you everyone, shan't bother with it anymore.

Oops. I typed the above line a few secs ago, then picked and clicked on the BA. Doing that made the line I'd typed disappear. It's taken me 14 years to find that out!

[William51]

I have just seen the third episode and it too was a slog, a decent story line was non existent and really the whole thing was meaningless.

[ladybirder]

Seems we are all agreed then William. x