The Gunpowder Plot

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The Gunpowder Plot (2005)

Directed by Michael Wadding

Documentary, History · 49m

A BBC Timewatch documentary examining history's first major attempted terrorist attack. His attempt to blow up Parliament has seen Guy Fawkes go down in infamy, but the attempted coup was about much more than just one man. Hatched by a group of 13 conspirators, the 1605 plot came after decades of simmering religious tension in England. Fed by an atmosphere of fear and alienation, a group of disaffected young Catholics decided to assassinate King James I and the entire political establishment. Now with the help of CGI to recreate early 17th-century London, see how much damage would have been caused by the explosion, while dramatic reconstructions uncover the men behind the plan and explore what drove them to radicalism.

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Cast

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Alice Hogge Self - Presenter/Narrator Antonia Fraser Self Diarmaid MacCulloch Self
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Alison Weir Self
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Pauline Croft Self
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Anne Somerset Self
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Mark Nicholls Self
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Steve Murray Self

Crew

Director
Michael Wadding
Producer
Michael Wadding

Details

Release date
2005-01-01
Runtime
49m
Genres
Documentary, History
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC, BBC Four