Gallowglass
“Misguided loyalty to an obsessed companion, British-style!”
1993•1 Seasons•3 Episodes•6.6•Ended
Drama
Gallowglass is a British television miniseries adaptation of the Ruth Rendell novel of the same name. 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. It is an emotional story of obsessive love, lust and fear.
Network
BBC One
Origin
GB
Cast
Michael Sheen
Joe
John McArdle
Paul Garnet
Paul Rhys
Sandor
Arkie Whiteley
Nina
Gary Waldhorn
Ralph Apsoland
Harriet Owen
Jessica
Claire Hackett
Tilly
Nerys Hughes
Diana
Trevor Cooper
Stan
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