The three-part BBC miniseries written by Ronan Bennet focuses on Robert Catesby (Kit Harington), who after seeing his fellow English Catholics persecuted by Robert Cecil (Mark Gatiss), plans to assassinate of King James (Derek Riddell) and blow up the Palace of Westminster in what would be called the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 London.
Premieres Dec 18, 2017
