The Hanging Gale vs The Witness
The Witness has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for The Hanging Gale). The Hanging Gale is the older of the two (1995 against 2026). Both are drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.
The Hanging Gale
The Witness| The Hanging Gale | The Witness | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2026 |
| Seasons | 1 | 1 |
| Genres | Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | Diarmuid Lawrence | – |
| Main cast | Stephen McGann, Michael Kitchen, Sean McGinley, Paul McGann, Gerard McSorley | Neil Maskell, James Bradshaw, Kerry Godliman, Mark Stanley, Claire Rushbrook |
Synopsis
The Hanging Gale
The Hanging Gale is a four-episode television serial which first aired on RTÉ One and BBC1 in 1995. The series was a British–Irish co-production, made by Little Bird Films for BBC Northern Ireland in association with Raidió Teilifís Éireann, with support from the Irish Film Board. The serial, set in 1846 at the beginning of Ireland's Great Famine, starred the four McGann brothers: Joe McGann, Paul McGann, Mark McGann and Stephen McGann, and was…
The Witness
With their 2-year-old as the sole witness to her murder, Rachel Nickell's partner fights to protect him amid a flawed investigation.
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