For those of you bemoaning the fact that Kit Harington could be missing from our screens till 2019, if the rumours of a delay for ‘Game Of Thrones’ finale season are true, fear not. You will have the chance to see him sooner than that in the BBC mini-series ‘Gunpowder’, due to land on BBC One in November 2017.
Every year on the 5th of November we mark the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot in London in 1605 with bonfires and fireworks. It is often called Guy Fawkes Day because many people believe that the plot was devised by Guy Fawkes… However, while Fawkes played a pivotal role, the man who dreamed up the plot and was its driving force was Robert Catesby (Harington), a 30-year old Warwickshire gentleman.
Joining Harington for the 3 part series are Peter Mullan (Top of the Lake), Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), and Liv Tyler (Lord Of The Rings), and it will be directed by J Blakeson (The Disappearance of Alice Creed). Ronan Bennett (Top Boy, Hidden) has written the script, with Kudos (Life On Mars, Spooks, Humans, Broadchurch) producing.
This fast-paced 17th-century thriller delves into the history behind the plot evolution, the selection of the team to carry it out, the gathering of the resources, and the obstacles they came up against. At the same time, a deadly cat and mouse game is played out with King James’s spymaster in Chief, Robert Cecil (Gatiss), and his ruthless spy network.
Officially the BBC hasn’t announced an air date for ‘Gunpowder’ yet, other than ‘coming soon’. However, you have to assume they’re going to air it around the early November 2017, because to put it on at any other time would be rather ridiculous.
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Some of the scenes were done on Kirkstall Abbey my back garden over the road
If its anything like every other bbc show, be an absolute load of old shit
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