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Gunpowder

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Fast-paced thriller telling the story of the Gunpowder Plot.

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

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Gunpowder: Series 1

Kit Harington

Peter Mullan

Liv Tyler

Mark Gatiss

Shaun Dooley

Edward Holcroft

Tom Cullen

Robert Emms

Daniel West

Luke Neal

Luke Broughton

Philip Hill-Pearson

Richard Glover

Derek Riddell

Hugh Alexander

David Bamber

Simon Kunz

Pedro Casablanc

Andy Lucas

Tom Sweet

Josh Moran

Robert Gwilym

Scott Berry

Kate Wood

Ewart James Walters

Sean Rigby

Karl Haynes

Ollie Madden

Ronan Bennett

Laurie Borg

J Blakeson

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Gunpowder: Series 1: Episode 3

Episode 3

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The plotters load the tunnels below Parliament with barrels of gunpowder.

Three-part drama retelling the story of the gunpowder plot. Fawkes waits under Parliament, Garnet's loyalty is tested, and the conspirators make a last stand.

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?

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