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Gallowglass

Gallowglass

1993TV Mini Series⏱️ 55m
CrimeDrama
6.6
IMDB Rating
216 votes

The word "gallowglass" means servant, or one indebted to another. This is the story of a young man who feels such indebtedness to another young man after he is saved from committing suicide by jumping in front of an oncoming train...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
John McArdle, Michael Sheen, Paul Rhys
Release Date
October 5, 1995
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 7
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

John McArdle
John McArdle
as Paul Garnet
Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen
as Joe
Paul Rhys
Paul Rhys
as Sandor
Gary Waldhorn
Gary Waldhorn
as Ralph Apsoland
Arkie Whiteley
Arkie Whiteley
as Nina
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Harriet Owen
as Jessica
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Claire Hackett
as Tilly
Nerys Hughes
Nerys Hughes
as Diana
Barbara Hicks
Barbara Hicks
as Joan
Trevor Cooper
Trevor Cooper
as Stan

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
England, UK
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🏷️ Keywords

subway trainattempted suicidelondon undergroundsubway stationengland

🎯 Categories

CrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Very Mysterious
by pharrec2005-03-06
10/10

"This is one of the finest mysteries I've ever seen. Edgy, anxiety-ridden from moment to moment, homo-erotic, heterosexual obsession, murder; it's got everything including sensational performances by all. A BBC production, the story reminded me so much of "The Servant", the film adaption of Harold Pinter's story/play where a creeping danger permeated the film throughout. "Gallowglass' however is much more sinister. A young man becomes 'servant' to the man who saved his life. From then on a dark world opens for him from which it's almost impossib..."

💡 Did You Know?

Gallowglass does not mean servant or indebtedness. It comes from a class of mercenary warriors from firstly Scotland and more largely Ireland, where they got their name.

📖 Synopsis

The word "gallowglass" means servant, or one indebted to another. This is the story of a young man who feels such indebtedness to another young man after he is saved from committing suicide by jumping in front of an oncoming train...