Your Monday delight is the first trailer released by BBC for their new three part mini series GUNPOWDER which will start airing Saturday October 21st! Kit Harington plays famous rebel Robert Catesby who, back in 1605
Kit Harington has revealed that he is actually related to Catesby
tried to blow up the king and the parliament. Guy Fawkes, another famous rebel, is played by Tom Cullen, with Liv Tyler also in the cast.
BLOW UP THE KING AND ALL HIS MEN TO HELL England, 1603. Elizabeth I is dead and King James of Scotland has taken the throne. With the country at war with Catholic Spain, English Catholics are
The series hits the small screens in two weeks
persecuted and priests caught saying Mass are punished with death. Several attempts have already been made on the new King’s life. All so far have failed.
Tom Cullen is famous Guy Fawkes the symbol of the rebellion
But deep in the heart of the Warwickshire countryside a new plot is brewing. A plot that will become legend, and leave a mark on the country that will still be felt over 400 years later. The three part historical drama follows the story of
Derek Riddell plays the infamous King James
the Gunpowder
Plot, the attempt by a group of provincial English Catholics to
blow up the House of Lords and kill King James I in order to help
restore
The series will have a Saturday evening airing slot
a Catholic to the throne. Although to this day people mostly
associate the famous Gunpowder Plot with Guy Fawkes, the mastermind was
nobleman Robert Catesby, a 30 year old committed Catholic at a time when
Protestant
Liv Tyler plays Catesby's cousin who is worried about the success of the plot
England persecuted the church’s members relentlessly. He
himself lost both his father and wife and is forced to raise his little
himself on his own. That is when he starts recruiting help for his plot
among family and supporters. Liv
Guy Fawkes is still celebrated with bonfires every November 5th!
Tyler plays his cousin
Anne Vaux, who gets caught up in the plot. The cast also includes Peter Mullan, Edward Holcroft, Shaun Dooley, Robert
The last episode will air November 4th, a day earlier than the famous date
Emms, Derek Riddell and
Mark Gatiss as Robert Cecil, the chief of the king's spies whose network
of informants pursued the plotters in a game of cat and mouse.
OUR VERDICTBorderline unwatchable due to its bloodthirsty depiction of violence under the superficial guise of historical accuracy, this monotonous, dragged out piece of television programming with Kit Harington's utterly bland acting and lack of any expression, is an unnecessary, base and vulgar gorefest catering to the insatiable hunger of modern audience for savage brutality.
Well let's just hope he won't behave like he did with The Five. When he was promoting it he was saying that it has 4 leads, after the show aired he said that he led it by himself.
what do you mean it hasn't, dear? BBC had GUNPOWDER, TREASON PLOT less than ten years ago with Fass My Benders and Robert Carlisle and that wretched Clemence Poesy.
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Harington's utterly bland acting and lack of any expression, is an unnecessary, base and vulgar gorefest catering to the insatiable hunger of modern audience for savage brutality. 
Harington's utterly bland acting and lack of any expression, is an unnecessary, base and vulgar gorefest catering to the insatiable hunger of modern audience for savage brutality. 
Hard not to see John Snow whenever I see Kit Harington, but Gunpowder looks great.
ReplyDeletehe is such a bland actor. From that horrid gorefest GOT to Pompei and Seventh Son, he always lacked charisma
DeleteAgree, same for Tom Cullen. No charisma and mediocre actor.
DeleteI'm waiting to see how Cullen will be like in Knightfall, whether he will be able to carry a whole show by himself
DeleteWell let's just hope he won't behave like he did with The Five. When he was promoting it he was saying that it has 4 leads, after the show aired he said that he led it by himself.
Deleteouch!
DeleteHard not to see John Snow whenever I see Kit Harington, but Gunpowder looks great.
ReplyDeletehe is such a bland actor. From that horrid gorefest GOT to Pompei and Seventh Son, he always lacked charisma
DeleteI did enjoy the trailer. I am excited to see Liv Tyler in something new. It seems like I haven't seen her in anything in ages.
ReplyDeleteme neither, but I was never an overly big fan
DeleteShe's not the best actress, but there's just something sweet and endearing about her that draws me to her.
Deleteshe did not get that from daddy dearest
DeleteI'm surprised the Gunpowder Plot hasn't received the mini-series treatment before now. It's a natural for a drama series!
ReplyDeletewhat do you mean it hasn't, dear? BBC had GUNPOWDER, TREASON PLOT less than ten years ago with Fass My Benders and Robert Carlisle and that wretched Clemence Poesy.
DeleteWhat a nice - and intriguing - atmosphere...and glad to see "John Snow" in something else...
ReplyDeletehope it won't be too bloody!
DeleteJon Snow! Kit Harington will forever be my Jon :p...and love to see Liv Tyler back to the scene..
ReplyDeletewe haven't seen her lately
DeleteWill be interesting to see Liv Tyler in something after so long (feel like I haven't seen her in anything in 20 years).
ReplyDelete~Jess
she did work but not in anything important, methinks
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