Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot
Drama documentary revealing the inner secrets of the Gunpowder Plot, using the words of the plotters themselves. Based on the interrogations of Thomas Wintour and Guy Fawkes.
For the first time, the inner secrets of the gunpowder plotters are dramatised using the actual words of their most senior captured leader Thomas Wintour, Guy Fawkes and state interrogators investigating the 18-month conspiracy in which a family circle of militant Catholic gentlemen tried to blow up king and parliament.
Wintour's insider account of this epic tale of faith, fanaticism, persecution and betrayal is told in detail, from his recruitment of both Fawkes and his own brother to his capture in a dramatic siege and bloody shoot-out on 8 November.
The hopes, fears and plans for a Midlands rebellion, royal kidnap, the plotters' penetration of the king's bodyguard and Fawkes's attendance, sword in hand, at a wedding attended by the king in December 1604 are shown, as well as a dramatisation of the thrilling, forgotten story of the final days after 5/11 as the conspirators are hunted down and then face the terrible punishments reserved for traitors.
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"Perhaps God designed that place for their punishment"
Duration: 00:51
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The sentencing of the false traitors
Duration: 00:51
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Thomas Wintour | Jamie Thomas King |
| Guy Fawkes | Jamie Maclachlan |
| Director | Adam Kemp |
| Producer | Adam Kemp |
| Writer | Adam Kemp |
Broadcasts
Wed 22 Oct 201421:00- Thu 23 Oct 201423:20BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Thu 23 Oct 201423:50BBC Two Scotland & Northern Ireland only
- Wed 5 Nov 201423:15BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Wed 5 Nov 201423:45BBC Two Northern Ireland
- Thu 12 Jan 201722:00
- Fri 13 Jan 201701:30
- Wed 2 Aug 201700:10
- Sat 4 Nov 201720:00
A terrorist plot on an unprecedented scale
Discover the notorious plot that aimed to wipe out King and Parliament in one fell swoop.
