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Gunpowder

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Written by Ronan Bennet (Top Boy) and directed by J Blakeson (The Disappearance of Alice Creed) Gunpowder, a three-part thriller based on the 17th century events that led to Guy Fawkes Day, stars Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) as Robert Catesby, who was the driving force behind the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 London.

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Kit Harington
Robert Catesby
Liv Tyler
Anne Vaux
Edward Holcroft
Thomas Wintour

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Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Mon, Dec 18, 201759 mins

As James I succeeds to the English throne Catholics are persecuted and forced to worship in secret. Whilst the king seeks not to antagonize Catholic Spain the zealous Lord Cecil and brutal William Wade are more fervent, executing Lady Dorothy Dibdale and the young priest she was hiding, to the horror of her niece Anne Vaux and cousin Robert Catesby. Robert and six friends are jailed for not attending church and on release gathers a gang of plotters to destroy the king and his government whilst Cecil releases convict William Turner to seek out the leading Jesuits Henry Garnet and William Stanley.

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Awards

  • 2018 - IFTA Award - Best Script - Drama - nominated
  • 2018 - World Soundtrack Award - Television Composer of the Year - nominated
  • 2018 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Production Design - nominated
  • 2018 - BAFTA Television Craft Award - Make Up & Hair Design - nominated

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