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.
The biggest fraud in British history is being turned into a series, The Gallows Pole, for the BBC and we caught up with the cast and director to find out e
First-look images released of Shane Meadows' The Gallows Pole, coming soon to BBC Two and iPlayer bbc.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.