TV series
Gallowglass
1993, English, on BBC One.
Misguided loyalty to an obsessed companion, British-style!
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended in 1993
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Aired 24 January 1993
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Details
- First aired
- 10 January 1993
- Last aired
- 24 January 1993
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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Gallowglass has 1 season and 3 episodes, about 50 minutes each.
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