Gunpowder, Treason & Plot

Name: Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
Released: 2004-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Carmen Ungureanu, Clémence Poésy

TV Show · Drama · History

Expect deceit, lust and betrayal, in this historical retelling of the notorious gunpowder plot. Starring Michael Fassbender. 1605. Tensions rise when Mary Queen of Scots is hailed the catholic Queen, threatening the protestant Queen of England, Elizabeth I. When Mary’s son succeeds to the English throne, the rivalry becomes deadly.

2004 · 1h 41m

Starring Robert Carlyle, Carmen Ungureanu, Clémence Poésy

Director Gillies MacKinnon

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Examines the plot to kill James I by blowing up the House of Lords when the king would be present for the State Opening of Parliament.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Mary's struggle to secure her rule intensifies as political and religious tensions escalate. With shifting alliances and deepening secrets, rising threats from home and abroad force her to navigate a dangerous court where betrayal is deadly.