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Episode 3

GunpowderSeries 1
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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?

59 minutes

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Sat 4 Nov 201721:10
BBC One

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Credits

Robert CatesbyKit Harington
Father Henry GarnetPeter Mullan
Anne VauxLiv Tyler
Lord Robert CecilMark Gatiss
Sir William WadeShaun Dooley
Thomas WintourEdward Holcroft
Guy FawkesTom Cullen
Father John GerardRobert Emms
Thomas PercyDaniel West
Jack WrightLuke Neal
Thomas BatesLuke Broughton
Sir Everard DigbyPhilip Hill-Pearson
SlaterRichard Glover
King James IDerek Riddell
Sir Philip HerbertHugh Alexander
Lord NorthumberlandDavid Bamber
Lord HowardSimon Kunz
Constable of CastillePedro Casablanc
De TassisAndy Lucas
Young Robert CatesbyTom Sweet
George FarwellJosh Moran
Sir William StanleyRobert Gwilym
Wade's UnderlingScott Berry
WhinniardKate Wood
KennanEwart James Walters
Lord MonteagleSean Rigby
Bald DrinkerKarl Haynes
Executive ProducerOllie Madden
Executive ProducerRonan Bennett
Executive ProducerDaniel West
Executive ProducerKit Harington
WriterRonan Bennett
ProducerLaurie Borg
DirectorJ Blakeson
Production CompanyKudos Film and Television Limited

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