Kit Harington
as Robert Catesby
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Gunpowder
2017
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6.8
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War & Politics, Drama
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59m
GB
• English
London, 1605. Robert Catesby, a 33-year old Warwickshire gentleman, devises a plot to blow up Parliament and kill the King.
Cast
Mark Gatiss
as Sir Robert Cecil
Edward Holcroft
as Thomas Wintour
Tom Cullen
as Guy Fawkes
Peter Mullan
as Father Henry Garnet
Liv Tyler
as Anne Vaux
Derek Riddell
as King James I
Shaun Dooley
as Sir William Wade
Robert Emms
as Father John Gerard
Luke Neal
as Jack Wright
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Luke Broughton
as Thomas Bates
David Bamber
as Lord Northumberland
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Hugh Alexander
as Sir Philip Herbert
Simon Kunz
as Lord Howard
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Josh Moran
as George Farwell
Richard Glover
as Slater
Tom Sweet
as Young Robert Catesby
Episodes
Episode 1
E1 59mIt 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.
Episode 2
E2 59mAs 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.
Episode 3
E3 59mOn 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?
