Gunpowder

2017 - 2017

Episode 1

21st October 2017

Episode 1

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.

Episode 2

28th October 2017

Episode 2

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.

Episode 3

4th November 2017

Episode 3

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?

Top Cast

Kit Harington•Mark Gatiss•Edward Holcroft

War & Politics Drama

London, 1605. Robert Catesby, a 33-year old Warwickshire gentleman, devises a plot to blow up Parliament and kill the King.

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Full Cast

Kit Harington Image

Kit Harington

Robert Catesby

Mark Gatiss Image

Mark Gatiss

Sir Robert Cecil

Edward Holcroft Image

Edward Holcroft

Thomas Wintour

Tom Cullen Image

Tom Cullen

Guy Fawkes

Peter Mullan Image

Peter Mullan

Father Henry Garnet

Liv Tyler Image

Liv Tyler

Anne Vaux

Derek Riddell Image

Derek Riddell

King James I

Shaun Dooley Image

Shaun Dooley

Sir William Wade

Robert Emms Image

Robert Emms

Father John Gerard

Luke Neal Image

Luke Neal

Jack Wright

Luke Broughton

Thomas Bates

David Bamber Image

David Bamber

Lord Northumberland

Hugh Alexander

Sir Philip Herbert

Simon Kunz Image

Simon Kunz

Lord Howard

Josh Moran

George Farwell

Richard Glover Image

Richard Glover

Slater

Tom Sweet Image

Tom Sweet

Young Robert Catesby

Full Crew

Ollie Madden Image

Ollie Madden

Executive Producer

Volker Bertelmann Image

Volker Bertelmann

Original Music Composer

Laurie Borg

Producer

Ronan Bennett

Executive Producer

Kit Harington Image

Kit Harington

Co-Executive Producer

Daniel West

Co-Executive Producer

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