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Pierrepoint did any one watch this?
What a wondetrful portrayal of britains most prolific hangman, Timothy Spall was outstanding,and Juliet Stevenson as his wife, briliant as his money grabbing wife, wish we could have programmes of this calibre!!!!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I have one criticism only, and that is not about the brilliant performances of all the actors.
The trailer blazed out 'The Last Hangman' when he clearly was not the last hangman in Britain. An unnecessary inaccuracy.
I enjoyed it very much - it was about Pierrepoint the executioner, rather than Albert the man.
The trailer blazed out 'The Last Hangman' when he clearly was not the last hangman in Britain. An unnecessary inaccuracy.
I enjoyed it very much - it was about Pierrepoint the executioner, rather than Albert the man.
I think it was important to him that he didn't know the crimes that had been committed - he didn't want to carry out the execution as a form of personal revenge to a crime he found hideous, although he was very aware of Ruth Ellis before he hanged her.
Pierrepoint kept his sanity by keeping a personal distance from the criminal, carrying out the order as humanely as possible and treating the body with dignity and respect afterwards.
He worried that if he knew too much about the criminal, it would become personal. Pierrepoint learnt a lot from his father who held the same beliefs. It meant he could view it as the judge and jury who were responsible for the execution, not him.
A very sound and strong character indeed.
Pierrepoint kept his sanity by keeping a personal distance from the criminal, carrying out the order as humanely as possible and treating the body with dignity and respect afterwards.
He worried that if he knew too much about the criminal, it would become personal. Pierrepoint learnt a lot from his father who held the same beliefs. It meant he could view it as the judge and jury who were responsible for the execution, not him.
A very sound and strong character indeed.
It gets better I met a bloke years ago who delivered telegrams as a lad in Failsworth,he told me there was always a good tip when Albert got a telegram. The film showed letters being method of calling him to a job,I would think telegram would be used for important stuff.Film was given bad review in paper, cant remember which,I thought it was ok but the bit about his mate Tish murdering someone being tried then sentanced and Albert not knowing about it till night before hanging was a little hard to believe. I think we will have to read more about Albert to get the truth.
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Yes it was well portrayed, Tim Spall was brilliant as always...
there's a link to an interview with Albert Pierrepoint on
here which will give you a bit more insight into his personality.
there's a link to an interview with Albert Pierrepoint on
here which will give you a bit more insight into his personality.
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