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Is the thought of hanging - staring mortality in the face - worse than death? Timothy Spall, playing Albert Pierrepoint (the most prolific British hangman of the twentieth century), tests the theory. An expert in sudden death (always by neck-break, never strangulation), his ambition is to be the most efficient hangman in Britain ("I want to bust 13 seconds with this one"). This reflects his increasingly desperate attempt to treat it like any other job - and leads to him to Nuremberg to dangle 47 Nazi war criminals in one week. But for Pierrepoint, like the convicted, there's a price to be paid.
That it's made by Granada is obvious. Grinding, austere and seemingly shot using 'period-issue' ITV cameras set to 'rather depressing', it won't be to everyone's tastes. Yet with images that stay with you, this is unsettling, haunting and powerful stuff. Prepare to stare death in the face.
Monster Hunter Wilds players use the Palico character creator to remember lost pets: "I have shed tears multiple times but I also feel happy that I can still fight monsters with my buddy"
Sega is finally reviving the world’s first 3D fighting game franchise after leaving it in arcade purgatory for 18 years
Elden Ring remains undefeated: the PS5 Pro can't play it at a stable 60 FPS either
