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Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004) (TV)
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Jimmy McGovern (writer)
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14 March 2004 (UK)
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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. | add synopsis
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4 wins
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Brilliant, visceral production!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Vulpe Adrian | ... | Soldier |
| Carmen Ungureanu | ... | Mary of Guise |
| Clémence Poésy | ... | Mary, Queen of Scots |
| Tadeusz Pasternak | ... | David Riccio |
| Maria Popistasu | ... | Lady Marie |
 | Catherine McCormack | ... | Queen Elizabeth I |
 | Steven Duffy | ... | Lord James |
| Catalin Babliuc | ... | Father Michael |
 | Kevin McKidd | ... | Bothwell |
| Emil Hostina | ... | Bothwell's Lieutenant |
 | Daniela Nardini | ... | Lady Huntly |
| Radu Andrei Micu | ... | Sir John Huntly |
| Iona Ruxandra Bratosin | ... | Young Mary |
| Gary Lewis | ... | John Knox |
| Garry Sweeney | ... | Lord Gunn |
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205 min (3 parts)
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Bothwell:
Madam, is there not one man in the whole of Scotland who is good enough for you?
Mary, Queen of Scots: Sir?
Bothwell: Wooed by Austria, Spain and now England. What is wrong with my country, madam?
Mary, Queen of Scots: You're drunk sir.
Bothwell: And you are French, madam. And I would sooner be drunk for a year than French for a day - now is it French to see merit in this long streak of English pish, madam? You do not know what England has done to my country, madam. Raped their women, murdered their children
[guards try to remove him]
Bothwell: - Keep your hands off me!... And now he dines with our queen? The dead of Scotland turn in their graves for an Englishmen dines with our queen! And why are you here, madam, hmm? Our people offend your eye. Our food, your nose. So why, tell me madam, are you here? Was your life so boring in France? -
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Mary, Queen of Scots: Sir?
Bothwell: Wooed by Austria, Spain and now England. What is wrong with my country, madam?
Mary, Queen of Scots: You're drunk sir.
Bothwell: And you are French, madam. And I would sooner be drunk for a year than French for a day - now is it French to see merit in this long streak of English pish, madam? You do not know what England has done to my country, madam. Raped their women, murdered their children
[guards try to remove him]
Bothwell: - Keep your hands off me!... And now he dines with our queen? The dead of Scotland turn in their graves for an Englishmen dines with our queen! And why are you here, madam, hmm? Our people offend your eye. Our food, your nose. So why, tell me madam, are you here? Was your life so boring in France? -
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Ziz-O Mama Cata Mine
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One of the best historical dramatisations I've ever seen: McKidd's passion is palpable, as are the blood and gore of the Catholic purges when James I came to power, the dust and dirt on costumes, the primitivism of the lifestyles--all seem as realistic as could possibly be. Of course, we have nothing but the literature of the time to document what life was really like, but this seems to me a fine imagining of the vulgarities, barbarisms, discomforts, passions and violence of the time. I can't think of a better film to introduce young people to the history of this turbulent period--it will certainly grab their attention!