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Gunpowder

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

On the eve of 5 November, Catesby, Fawkes and the plotters load the tunnels below Parliament with barrels of gunpowder. Across the city, Father Garnet is under pressure from an ally to break his seal of confession and reveal Catesby's plot - for the good of the Catholic faith.

Will the priest be the one to betray Catesby at the eleventh hour? Or will Cecil need to go to other means to destroy Catesby, win back the king's trust and save his life? Show less

Contributors

Robert Catesby:
Kit Harington
Father Henry Garnet:
Peter Mullan
Anne Vaux:
Liv Tyler
Lord Robert Cecil:
Mark Gatiss
Sir William Wade:
Shaun Dooley
Thomas Wintour:
Edward Holcroft
Guy Fawkes:
Tom Cullen
Father John Gerard:
Robert Emms
Thomas Percy:
Daniel West
Jack Wright:
Luke Neal
Thomas Bates:
Luke Broughton
Sir Everard Digby:
Philip Hill-Pearson
King James I:
Derek Riddell
Sir Philip Herbert:
Hugh Alexander
Lord Northumberland:
David Bamber
Lord Howard:
Simon Kunz
Constable of Castille:
Pedro Casablanc
De Tassis:
Andy Lucas
Young Robert Catesby:
Tom Sweet
George Farwell:
Josh Moran
Sir William Stanley:
Robert Gwilym
Wade's Underling:
Scott Berry
Whinniard:
Kate Wood
Lord Monteagle:
Sean Rigby
Bald Drinker:
Karl Haynes
Executive Producer:
Ollie Madden
Executive Producer:
Ronan Bennett
Executive Producer:
Daniel West
Executive Producer:
Kit Harington
Producer:
Laurie Borg
Director:
J Blakeson

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