The Crane Gang
| The Crane Gang | |
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| Genre | Factual |
| Directed by | Rob McCabe |
| Narrated by | John Thomson |
| Composer | Miguel d'Oliveira |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Emma Love |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Avalon Group |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | 22 September – 6 October 2013 |
The Crane Gang is a British documentary television series that first broadcast on BBC Two on 22 September 2013. The final episode aired on 6 October 2013.
Episode list
[edit]| # | Title | Directed by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions)[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Rob McCabe | 22 September 2013 | 1.24 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Rob McCabe | 29 September 2013 | 0.925 (overnight) |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Rob McCabe | 6 October 2013 | 0.992 (overnight) |
Reception
[edit]Ratings
[edit]The first episode attracted 1.24 million viewers on BBC Two. It was watched by 4.5% of television viewers during its broadcast.[2] Overnight figures show that the second episode was watched by 925,000 people, with an audience share of 3.7%.[3] The final episode received 992,000 viewers and a 4.0% share of the audience.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]Time Out gave the series two stars out of five and noticed a move towards documenting working lives recently (Ice Road Truckers, The London Markets and The Call Centre have been broadcast recently).[5] Jane Rackman of Radio Times called it "terrific viewing for fans of shows like Monster Moves – and there are as many characters as on Ice Road Truckers - while the sight of a German construction fair bristling with gigantic cranes is simply astounding."[6] The Daily Telegraph named it in an article about terrible television shows and said: "The hi-viz crane jockeys of Manchester’s Ainscough Crane Hire are no doubt very good at their jobs, and if you ever want a wind turbine or a Barbara Hepworth moving from A to B, they’d definitely be the people to call. But are their day-to-day lives truly deserving of their own TV showcase? Only if you’re Alan Partridge."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "BARB Top 30s".
- ^ Eames, Tom (23 September 2013). "'Downton Abbey' returns with over 9 million, down from last series". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Eames, Tom (30 September 2013). "'Downton Abbey' rises in ratings for second episode on ITV". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Eames, Tom (7 October 2013). "'Strictly' beats 'X Factor' on Sunday, 'Downton Abbey' drops". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Harrison, Phil (13 September 2013). "The Crane Gang". Time Out. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Rackman, Jane. "Series 1 Episode 1". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Jones, Ross (18 October 2013). "10 terrible TV shows". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
