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📊 Series Specifications
Network BBC One
Episode Runtime ~100 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 2
Original Language EN
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004)
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Synopsis
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.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 (Miniseries)
2 Episodes E1 Part One - Mary
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.
E2 Part Two - James
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.