Summary
Against the backdrop of the coming industrial revolution in eighteenth century Yorkshire, David Hartley assembles a gang of weavers and land-workers to embark upon a revolutionary criminal enterprise that will capsize the economy and become the biggest fraud in British history.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+7)
Critics 82Audiences 75GoodWatch 76
Tomatometer82%
Audience score86%
IMDb6.4
Time to watch it all
3 h
3 episodes, about 60 min each
An episode a night: done in 3 nights.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries
First aired
2023
May 31, 2023
Ended 2023
Genres
DramaCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more18 people
- Michael SochaDavid Hartley3 episodes
- Sophie McSheraGrace3 episodes
- Thomas TurgooseBill Hartley3 episodes
- Samuel Edward-CookIsaac Hartley3 episodes
- Adam FogertyJames Broadbent3 episodes
- Anthony WelshAbe Oldfield3 episodes
- Yusra WarsamaBathsheeba Oldfield3 episodes
- EBEve BurleyRita3 episodes
- Nicole Barber LaneSusie3 episodes
- JSJoe SproulleJoe the Pickpocket3 episodes
Fine Time FontayneJoseph Broadbent3 episodes
Stevie BinnsMand3 episodes- DPDave PerkinsTom Hartley3 episodes
Ralph InesonRex Arkwright, the Clothier3 episodes- COCharlotte OckeltonGwen Hartley3 episodes
- SJSoraya Jane NabipourDarya Hartley3 episodes
- EWEsmae WilsonElla Hartley3 episodes
- SZStuart ZubrzyckiBilly Vardy3 episodes
Directing · 1
- Shane Meadows Director, Writer, Creator
Production · 3
- Piers Wenger Executive Producer
- Tom Lazenby Executive Producer
- Nickie Sault Producer
Other crew · 1
- Jonathan Cohen Stunt Coordinator
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- S1 E2 Thy Had a Dream, 7.6
- S1 E3 The Anti-Heist, 7.8
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