Gunpowder, Treason & Plot
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DramaWar & Politics
Mini series depicting the turbulent and bloody reigns of Scottish monarchs Mary, Queen of Scots and her son King James VI of Scotland who became King James I of England and foiled the Gunpowder Plot.
WatchEpisodes
1Episode 1Part One - Mary
100 min
It is the late sixteenth century and Elizabeth I is the protestant Queen of England. Her cousin Mary returns from France to Scotland and is hailed as Mary Queen of Scots, a catholic queen. She is a threat to Elizabeth as she has a claim to the throne of England.
2Episode 2Part Two - James
101 min
Mary's son James finally succeeds to the English and Scottish throne after the death of the childless Elizabeth but is faced with growing discontent from the Catholics culminating in an attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the houses of Parliament and kill the king.
Actors
Clémence Poésy
Mary Queen of Scotts
Robert Carlyle
King James I
Catherine McCormack
Elizabeth I of England
Michael Fassbender
Guy Fawkes
Richard Coyle
Catesby
Paul Nicholls
Lord Darnley
