Gunpowder, Treason & Plot: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004): Drama, History. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern and film director Gillies MacKinnon bring the story behind the Gunpowder Plot to BBC TWO in two original films exploring the lives of Mary Queen of Scots and her son James 1st.
The first concentrates on Mary's short-lived reign and the battles she has to fight with both her Protestant subjects and the English Queen, Elizabeth 1st. She conspires with the Earl of Bothwell to assassinate her miscreant husband Lord Darnley.
The story continues with her son James VI of Scotland (who, on Elizabeth's death, became James 1st of England), and the plot against his reign masterminded by the influential Catholic Robert Catesby - a plot planned by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in order to rid the nation of an oppressive Protestant monarch.
Series details
- Title: Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, History
- Premiere date: 2004-03-14
- Final broadcast date listed: 2004-03-21
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
- Network country: United Kingdom
- Typical episode runtime: 100 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 19201
Cast and credited roles
- Clémence Poésy — Mary, Queen of Scots
- Catherine McCormack — Elizabeth I of England
- Kevin McKidd — James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
- Robert Carlyle — James VI of Scotland
- Michael Fassbender — Guy Fawkes
- Richard Coyle — Robert Catesby
- Emil Hostina — Bothwell's Lieutenant
- Daniela Nardini — Lady Huntly
- Tim McInnerny — Cecil
- Emilia Fox — Lady Margaret
- Radu Andrei Micu — Sir John Huntly
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2004-03-14; final listed air date 2004-03-21; episode order: 2.
Source and licence
Adapted from Gunpowder, Treason & Plot on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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