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Gunpowder

TV·2017–2017·BBC One·Drama, History·1h·7.3·Created by Ronan Bennett, Daniel West

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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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Kit HaringtonKit HaringtonRobert CatesbyMark GatissMark GatissSir Robert CecilEdward HolcroftEdward HolcroftThomas WintourTom CullenTom CullenGuy FawkesPeter MullanPeter MullanFather Henry GarnetLiv TylerLiv TylerAnne VauxDerek RiddellDerek RiddellKing James IShaun DooleyShaun DooleySir William Wade

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