War & PoliticsDrama

Gunpowder

6.8(214)

First Aired:October 21, 2017

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:3

Status:Ended

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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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 Northumberland

Hugh Alexander

Sir Philip Herbert

Simon Kunz

Lord Howard

Josh Moran

George Farwell

Seasons & Episodes

E1Episode 1

59m6.5

Oct 21, 2017

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.

E2Episode 2

59m7.4

Oct 28, 2017

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.

E3Episode 3

59m7.6

Nov 4, 2017

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?