Gunpowder (2017–2017)

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1. 01Episode 3S01E03 · 7.6On the eve of the 5th of November, Catesby, Fawkes and the plotters load the tunnels below Parliament with barrels of gunpowder. Across the city, Father Garnet is under pressure to reveal Catesby's plot for the good of the Catholic faith. Will the priest be the one to betray Catesby at the eleventh hour?
2. 02Episode 2S01E02 · 7.4As the king's network of spies close in on them, Catesby and Wintour attempt to raise an army for their plot across mainland Europe. Returning to London with Guy Fawkes in tow, Catesby assembles his gang of plotters for the first time. They know they must act fast, and the plan is formed - they will strike next week, 5 November, at the opening of Parliament.
3. 03Episode 1S01E01 · 6.5It is 1603, and as England wars with Spain and the bloody persecution of Catholics intensifies, a young nobleman resolves to avenge his kin and defend his faith by any means necessary.

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Kit HaringtonRobert CatesbyMark GatissSir Robert CecilEdward HolcroftThomas WintourTom CullenGuy FawkesPeter MullanFather Henry GarnetLiv TylerAnne VauxDerek RiddellKing James IShaun DooleySir William Wade

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