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Gunpowder (2017)

War & Politics, Drama•59m
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Overview

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

  1. Ronan Bennett

    Creator

  2. Daniel West

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Kit Harington

    Kit Harington

    Robert Catesby

  2. Mark Gatiss

    Mark Gatiss

    Sir Robert Cecil

  3. Edward Holcroft

    Edward Holcroft

    Thomas Wintour

  4. Tom Cullen

    Tom Cullen

    Guy Fawkes

  5. Peter Mullan

    Peter Mullan

    Father Henry Garnet

  6. Liv Tyler

    Liv Tyler

    Anne Vaux

  7. Derek Riddell

    Derek Riddell

    King James I

  8. Shaun Dooley

    Shaun Dooley

    Sir William Wade

  9. Robert Emms

    Robert Emms

    Father John Gerard

Last Season

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Season 1

2017 | 3 Episodes

Season 1 of Gunpowder premiered on October 21, 2017.

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A review by Jon saunders

Written by Jon saunders on Nov 6, 2017

Absolutely amazing show, detail is amazing brings home to you how dark and terrifying it would of been to live in the 1600 if you where a catholic...

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StatusEnded

Networks

  • BBC One

TypeMiniseries

Original LanguageEnglish

Keywords

  • scotland
  • england
  • religion
  • miniseries
  • period drama
  • catholic priest
  • gunpowder plot
  • 17th century
  • activist

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