
Gunpowder(2017)
London, 1605. Robert Catesby, a 33-year old Warwickshire gentleman, devises a plot to blow up Parliament and kill the King.


An epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends.

Christopher Eccleston
Nicky Hutchinson

Gina McKee
Mary Cox

Mark Strong
Tosker Cox

Daniel Craig
Geordie Peacock

Peter Vaughan
Felix Hutchinson

Alun Armstrong
Austin Donohue

David Bradley
Eddie Wells

Freda Dowie
Florrie Hutchinson

Malcolm McDowell
Benny Barratt
Our Friends in the North is a war & politics, drama series that first aired in 1996 exploring themes of 1970s, northern england, politics, friends, miniseries, period drama. Created by Michael Wearing, it stars Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee, Mark Strong. An epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends.
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