Hell on Wheels

(2006)

1080hd

Johnny's comments:

For today's update it's from the US cable TV show Hell On Wheels, a western TV show about the building of cross-country railroad and mainly about one of its major participants in it. Robin McLeavy plays a prostitute who marries a free man, has a kid, gives it up and when her husband disappears, she is left to fend for herself including becoming a gambler for a while. I caught onto this show by accident, mainly because I caught the scene below where she is in the forest late one night on TV, recognised it was Robin and thought I should cap that at some stage. So, from the start of this year I've watched the first 4 series off Bluray and caught up with the fifth series currently airing in America. I've also watched the first few episode of series 5 and Robin doesn't appear in the first three episodes, but turns up in episode 4 with her character now the madam at the brothel. I'm a bit lukewarm on Hell On Wheels in general, it hasn't captured my interest all that much, but I will say that I really enjoyed series 3 and 4. Series 1 and 2, I can barely remember. It's OK, but if it wasn't for Robin, I'd probably give the show a miss...

Robin's break out role was as 'Princess' in the excellent The Loved Ones, but she was also good in long forgotten 48 Shades. Heh, I also remember her blink and you'll miss her spot of Last Man Standing that was 10 years ago now. With series 5 being the last season of Hell On Wheels, hope we'll see her in more overseas stuff in the future.

Below are collages from the first 4 series of the show. Not really anything to cap from what I've seen of series 5 so far.