Gunpowder
2017 · 1 season · 3 episodes · Drama, War & Politics
London, 1605. Robert Catesby, a 33-year old Warwickshire gentleman, devises a plot to blow up Parliament and kill the King.
Seasons
1 season · 3 episodes- 1
Episode 1
21 Oct 2017 59m
It is 1603, and as England wars with Spain and the bloody persecution of Catholics intensifies, a young nobleman resolves to avenge his kin and defend his faith by any means necessary.
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Episode 2
28 Oct 2017 59m
As the king's network of spies close in on them, Catesby and Wintour attempt to raise an army for their plot across mainland Europe. Returning to London with Guy Fawkes in tow, Catesby assembles his gang of plotters for the first time. They know they must act fast, and the plan is formed - they will strike next week, 5 November, at the opening of Parliament.
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Episode 3
4 Nov 2017 59m
On the eve of the 5th of November, Catesby, Fawkes and the plotters load the tunnels below Parliament with barrels of gunpowder. Across the city, Father Garnet is under pressure to reveal Catesby's plot for the good of the Catholic faith. Will the priest be the one to betray Catesby at the eleventh hour?
Cast
Kit Harington Robert Catesby
Mark Gatiss Sir Robert Cecil
Edward Holcroft Thomas Wintour
Tom Cullen Guy Fawkes
Peter Mullan Father Henry Garnet
Liv Tyler Anne Vaux
Derek Riddell King James I
Shaun Dooley Sir William Wade
Robert Emms Father John Gerard
Luke Neal Jack Wright Luke Broughton Thomas Bates
David Bamber Lord NorthumberlandReviews 0
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