Gunpowder (2017)

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London, 1605. Robert Catesby, a 33-year old Warwickshire gentleman, devises a plot to blow up Parliament and kill the King.

• Released: 2017-10-21
• Genres: War & Politics, Drama
• Seasons: 1, 3 episodes
• Episode length: 59m
• Network: BBC One
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 224 votes

Created by Ronan Bennett, Daniel West.

Top cast

• Kit Harington as Robert Catesby
• Mark Gatiss as Sir Robert Cecil
• Edward Holcroft as Thomas Wintour
• Tom Cullen as Guy Fawkes
• Peter Mullan as Father Henry Garnet
• Liv Tyler as Anne Vaux
• Derek Riddell as King James I
• Shaun Dooley as Sir William Wade
• Robert Emms as Father John Gerard
• Luke Neal as Jack Wright

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Gunpowder

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; watch free on BBC iPlayer, Channel 4, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, UKTV Play, Amazon MX Player; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on 7plus

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