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Now, reinforcements should be with us by the morning

but until then, we should gather everyone we can.

Thomas, what about getting Talbot?

Thomas, what about getting Talbot?

- What now?

- His status will bring us

every reluctant Catholic in the country to our side.

- Mr Talbot’s a good man. He’s a trusted neighbour of mine.

- Mr Talbot’s a good man. He’s a trusted neighbour of mine.

I could go with Thomas?

Together we will convince him.

- Sounds like a plan.

- Sounds like a plan.

- (crackle)

- (dramatic theme music)

- (horse whinnies)

- (eerie music)

- (eerie music)

NARRATOR: They say ‘Fortune favours the brave’...

NARRATOR: They say ‘Fortune favours the brave’...

..but in the three days since Fawkes’ capture...

..good fortune was in short supply...

The gunpowder they hoped would ignite the rebellion

The gunpowder they hoped would ignite the rebellion

was now the very thing that threatened to destroy them.

- (panting)

- (panting)

- What happened?! Hey! Where are you going?

- Get the fuck off me!

THOMAS: I was told on the road back that they were all dead.

But, I had to be sure, had to see it for myself.

But, I had to be sure, had to see it for myself.

- (dramatic music builds)

- What the fuck happened?

- (pained grunting)

We need bandages. Mary? Mary!

We need cloth for the wounds, quick as you can.

We need cloth for the wounds, quick as you can.

- Probably need my head examining coming back to this.

ROBIN: Jack, take his legs, I’ll get his shoulders...

Three, two, one.

- We need to clean his wounds. This won’t be pleasant.

ROBIN: Mary where the fuck are those bandages?

Jack, go see where she’s got to.

Jack! Mary, go!

Jack! Mary, go!

Percy, give me what’s left of the gunpowder, gather what you can.

- It’s scattered everywhere! - Well, you’d best get started then.

Are you planning to stand around with your cock in your hand

or are you going to help? Help me pick up the powder!

Grab a barrel. Come on!

- This is the best I could do. - Oh, come on!

- This is the best I could do. - Oh, come on!

- Where the fuck is everybody? - Bite down on this.

- Thomas, what about Talbot?

- I’ll tell you later.

- Later?! What do you mean when’s he getting here?

- Later?! What do you mean when’s he getting here?

- He won’t be joining us.

- No Talbot? Are you serious?

- What did he say?

- Look, we can’t rely on him or his men. Forget about Talbot.

- Look, we can’t rely on him or his men. Forget about Talbot.

- Any sign of other reinforcements?

They’ll come. They'll come.

Alright, let’s go.

Ever the optimist, our Robin.

Reinforcements?

Reinforcements?

We’ll be lucky if they find us before the King’s men do.

NARRATOR: As word spread, disparate groups of government loyalists

NARRATOR: As word spread, disparate groups of government loyalists

set out to try and find the traitors on-the-run.

Robin’s hope was that Catholic rebels,

buoyed by their audacious attack

buoyed by their audacious attack

would find them first.

The race was on.

So much for the gentler tortures.

The King had underestimated Fawkes.

The King had underestimated Fawkes.

He still refused to name his accomplices

or even breathe a word of their plan.

- There’s something to be said for your resistance

but time is against us, Guido.

The cellar where you were found was rented in Thomas Percy’s name.

We know he is your collaborator, where is he?

We know he is your collaborator, where is he?

- Never heard of him

- We have witnesses placing the two of you together

in Westminster these last few weeks.

Knowing him isn’t up for debate,

Knowing him isn’t up for debate,

where the hell is he?!

- I don’t know.

- No more games!

Tell me where we can find Percy.

Tell me where we can find Percy.

- I acted alone.

- No, you didn’t!

But you are alone now Fawkes.

Get this fucker on the rack

and do not relent until he breaks.

- (tense music)

- (breathing heavily)

- (breathing heavily)

- So, whose bright idea was this then?

- So, whose bright idea was this then?

- It was my stupid suggestion. - It was my decision.

The gunpowder was soaked through, we didn’t have a choice.

The gunpowder was soaked through, we didn’t have a choice.

PERCY: Well, at least we managed to blow something up.

Just a... pity it was ourselves!

- Was any of it salvageable?

- Was any of it salvageable?

- A little.

- (sighs) We should get out of here.

Now.

The injured lads need to rest until the morning.

We should move them to the bedrooms, get them as comfortable as we can.

We should pack up and be ready to go.

We should pack up and be ready to go.

No, we’ll see what daylight brings then we’ll get our arses in gear.

Jack, keep watch for an hour, then Percy will relieve you.

Jack, keep watch for an hour, then Percy will relieve you.

- Robin, your arm.

- Nothing a drink won’t fix.

- Nothing a drink won’t fix.

- Don’t be stupid man.

- ROBIN: Wintour was the first person I confided in.

He and I have been through a lot.

Supported each other

during our lowest moments.

Helped each other back on our feet.

Helped each other back on our feet.

I was with him when they...

..when they killed his uncle.

..when they killed his uncle.

We saw the whole thing.

It was 1587 and we were fifteen years old.

It was 1587 and we were fifteen years old.

(no audible dialogue)

THOMAS: Uncle Francis was a priest,

who disguised himself as a pauper.

who disguised himself as a pauper.

A parishioner made the mistake

of showing deference towards him in the street one day.

A passerby saw it, and reported it to the authorities.

High Treason.

That’s what they found him guilty of.

They... hung him on the gallows.

They... hung him on the gallows.

But not long enough for him to be put out of his misery.

No.

They wanted him alive when he was stretched.

They wanted him alive when he was stretched.

Drawn until I heard his bones break.

Then they gutted him like a fish.

ROBIN: The crowd screamed ‘devil’

as his uncle took his last breaths.

as his uncle took his last breaths.

I think it was that moment

we realised what life might have in store for us.

But we had each other.

We can always depend on that.

(winces, groans)

(winces, groans)

(sighs)

(sighs)

So, how bad was it with Talbot?

- Not good.

Not good at all.

Not good at all.

He didn’t take kindly to the proposition.

- You told him about reinforcements and Wales?

- I told him everything.

He wasn’t interested.

This is too dangerous for his liking.

He demanded

we remove the horses from his stables.

He said if they’re still there in a week then...

He said if they’re still there in a week then...

..he’ll give them away.

- Well, we need the horses for the next stage of the plan anyway.

- Hold still! You’re worse than a bloody child.

- And what about our gracious host? Where is he?

Littleton didn’t have much to say

Littleton didn’t have much to say

after we were thrown out of Talbot’s.

He rode in silence until we ran into one of his neighbours

who said there had been an explosion here

and that you were all dead.

and that you were all dead.

- Oh, dead? - Oh yeah.

Bodies piled high apparently.

- Clearly.

- We thought you'd been attacked.

- We thought you'd been attacked.

I said you might be still fighting and need back up, but...

..he wasn’t having any of it.

He shit himself and begged me to go with him.

He shit himself and begged me to go with him.

- Go? Go where?

- Into hiding.

- Right, but this is his house?

- I know. - (laughs)

- I know. - (laughs)

(winces)

Ah, you bastard.

You came back though.

- I couldn’t let you hog all the limelight as usual, could I?

- I couldn’t let you hog all the limelight as usual, could I?

- Look, let's not be too hasty in telling the men about Littleton.

- Look, let's not be too hasty in telling the men about Littleton.

I don’t wanna spook them.

(exhales deeply) Well,

guess you’ve done a tidy job.

- At least I picked up some skills from my soldiering days, ey?

I was 23 when I joined the army.

I’d actually trained as a barrister

I’d actually trained as a barrister

but there aren’t many decent jobs available to Catholics,

and the army, well, they’ll take anyone.

I was deployed to the continent to support

protestant uprisings in Spain’s Catholic strongholds.

- (distorted yelling)

- I was angry and confused, and, erm...

There I was, fighting for my country,

who upon my return would discriminate against me,

abuse me, kill me.

Seven long years of slaughter,

and the entire time I was on the wrong side.

- ROBIN: When Thomas returned, he was different.

Distant.

He rarely speaks about his time there,

He rarely speaks about his time there,

but I know he...

..he witnessed a lot of bloodshed.

Most of it at the end of his own sword.

THOMAS: After leaving the army,

THOMAS: After leaving the army,

I turned my energies towards fighting FOR the Catholic cause

instead of against it.

That was when Robin approached me.

Go on then. Tell me your grand plan.

- The opening of Parliament,

will be the one day when the King and all of his Protestant Lords...

..will be gathered together in one place.

Now, with enough gunpowder, we could blow them all to hell.

- Ha! Yeah...

- Ha! Yeah...

No.

No, not this. This is a madness, Robin. Surely not?!

- The nature of the disease requires a remedy this sharp.

THOMAS: To be honest, I was horrified. Robin and I

THOMAS: To be honest, I was horrified. Robin and I

have both fought men in armed combat

but they’d signed up for battle.

This was different.

This was different.

Hundreds of politicians.

Catholic Lords.

Civilians living nearby.

There’d be innocent blood spilt.

ROBIN: Of course I wrestled with it.

As we all did.

There was... There was a lot of soul searching.

Our numbers dwindle by the day.

Our numbers dwindle by the day.

If we have a Protestant Monarch for the next 50 years, what then?

- Then we move to Spain or France and enjoy the sunshine.

- We are Englishmen, Thomas, this is our home...!

- We are Englishmen, Thomas, this is our home...!

England was Catholic

for a thousand years, what right do they have

to say we aren’t patriots? Hmm?

Do you want the next generation to suffer as we have?

Do you want the next generation to suffer as we have?

- No, I don’t want that. - Exactly.

Probably worse is to come for our children,

and our children’s children!

We must take action.

- I am all for action

Robin, but this...

Maybe there is another way?!

Maybe there is another way?!

- Oh, do tell.

Thomas and I agreed that

he would return to the Continent to try to persuade the Spanish

he would return to the Continent to try to persuade the Spanish

to support our rebellion.

Now, if he succeeded...

..well then we’d have no need to blow up Parliament.

Unfortunately, the Spaniards

had lost their appetite for invasion.

had lost their appetite for invasion.

They were broke after their Armada.

And instead chose to sign a peace treaty with King James.

And instead chose to sign a peace treaty with King James.

We’d have to go it alone.

THOMAS: It was clear that Robin was resolved to carry out this plan,

with or without me.

with or without me.

I thought...

..at least by his side I could keep an eye on him.

Help him succeed.

NARRATOR: The rack is the most violent of tortures,

used on the worst of traitors.

With every pull, Fawkes’ joints stretched and popped under pressure.

- (pained groans)

- (pained groans)

(screaming)

NARRATOR: A weaker man would have cracked.

JACK: The cupboards are bare.

Maid said this is the best she can do.

Maid said this is the best she can do.

- Eat something.

You need to keep your strength up.

PERCY: You don’t need to ask me twice.

PERCY: You don’t need to ask me twice.

They’ll have my name by now, from renting that bloody cellar.

They’ll have my name by now, from renting that bloody cellar.

I’ll be a wanted man.

- We must be 100 miles from London.

Even if you are, they won’t know where to find you.

DIGBY: The explosion won’t have helped.

It’ll be the talk of the county by now.

Anyone looking for you will be headed here.

PERCY: Oh, I do apologise,

does my presence place you in danger, Digby?

Maybe I should hand myself in.

Maybe I should hand myself in.

THOMAS: Digby’s right.

Talk of the explosion will be rife.

- The injured men need to rest.

We’ll get our shit together while they do

and we’ll leave for Wales as soon as reinforcements arrive.

THOMAS: We can’t wait any longer

for reinforcements,

for reinforcements,

if there even are any!

- Jack saw them with his own eyes.

Thomas, you and I know families from Norfolk to Oxfordshire,

Thomas, you and I know families from Norfolk to Oxfordshire,

waiting for their moment to fight back.

If the explosion signposted our location,

then it’ll make it is easier for them to find us.

then it’ll make it is easier for them to find us.

- Littleton said this place was easy to fortify.

I say we make it secure and sit tight until we’re ready to move on.

- There’s no food left, the gunpowder’s almost gone.

- There’s no food left, the gunpowder’s almost gone.

Littleton’s not coming back.

- This is not looking good. - DIGBY: You what?

Sorry, Littleton’s...

run off...?!

- I thought he was still trying to convince Talbot?

- Littleton, gentlemen, has decided to leave us to it.

He's not made for battle.

Why didn’t you tell us?!

This is his house!

This is his house!

He could be sending the law our way to protect himself.

- This is a shit show!

THOMAS: Robin, you and I could form an advance party,

ride hard to Wales,

ride hard to Wales,

pick up the priests and their supporters then circle back.

- Piss off, you’re not leaving me behind.

DIGBY: You two started this and now you’re running off!!

- Well, you go with him then, I’ll stay here.

- Well, you go with him then, I’ll stay here.

It’s not about escaping, it’s about doing what’s best for us all.

- He’s going nowhere- - No one is leaving!

OK?

Half our men are gone and two are injured,

we cannot afford to lose anyone else

and expect the others to transport the carts.

- Hide the weapons here then, and leave the carts,

then we all travel on horseback together.

What is it? A day and night’s hard riding?

- What are you talking about?

- What’s the point in doing the raids in the first place?

- The injured would struggle, we’d have to stop far too often.

- The injured would struggle, we’d have to stop far too often.

- We’re sitting ducks here. - Look, Thomas

we must have a hundred horses in stables

scattered across the country

and enough muskets and swords to arm a small bloody army.

and enough muskets and swords to arm a small bloody army.

- What use is an arsenal with no one to use it?

Littleton’s gone,

right?

And Talbot clearly isn’t coming!

And Talbot clearly isn’t coming!

- Well then Digby, we've enough gold to hire mercenaries

to fight by our side for weeks, should we need to,

worst case scenario.. - This is the worst...

- (shouts) We’re alive aren’t we?

- (shouts) We’re alive aren’t we?

Jack.

Let’s get our stuff together and be ready to move

as soon as reinforcements arrive.

In the meantime,

In the meantime,

let’s see what we can do by way of fortifications.

- Digby?

Come on.

THOMAS: I hope you’re right about this.

The King’s men ARE coming.

It’s only a matter of time.

It’s only a matter of time.

- (horses whinnying)

NARRATOR: The net was closing in.

NARRATOR: The net was closing in.

Cecil had every man in his extensive network

looking for them. Using it as an excuse

to intensify raids on Catholic homes.

to intensify raids on Catholic homes.

- There is a moral question.

Not everyone will be able to stomach the killing of the Catholic Lords.

Some of them are friends.

We could warn them?

Make sure they don’t turn up on the day?

- It’s too risky.

We either commit to it and tell no one,

We either commit to it and tell no one,

or we don’t do it at all. PERCY: You’re right.

It’s not an option.

If word got out, and it would,

we’d be done for.

we’d be done for.

THOMAS: But for this to work we need the Catholics to rise up

and join our ranks after the deed is done.

Some may not join us if they think we’re bloodthirsty.

- Look, if we, a small band of men,

can blow up the King of England

along with their Protestant politicians,

well then, Catholics will see how powerful we really are.

well then, Catholics will see how powerful we really are.

All they’re waiting for is someone or something they can believe in.

We can be that symbol!

We can be that symbol!

GUY: If we can pull it off

it’ll leave the place in disarray,

I think an army will take care of itself.

PERCY: People always want to join the winning side.

PERCY: People always want to join the winning side.

Anyone who’s had their home raided, been refused a job, or fined,

will join us in a heartbeat.

- Thomas, I understand your concerns,

but I know my own friends and family will join us

but I know my own friends and family will join us

as soon as word gets out.

- Alright.

- Alright.

But what I’m saying,

is that we should consider every possible outcome.

Be prepared for all of them...

Be prepared for all of them...

..and take nothing for granted.

to voice their concerns.

to voice their concerns.

It helped fine tune the plan, especially Thomas.

My cousin is an intelligent man,

My cousin is an intelligent man,

strategic. THOMAS: The others

seemed to be as confident in the plan as Robin.

There was nothing more to be said.

(in Spanish)

(in Spanish)

PERCY: That’s Thomas.

Thomas has always acted as our conscience.

But I was confident from the start.

But I was confident from the start.

I mean, we had the element of surprise,

not even God could have seen this coming.

- How are we looking?

- We’re not short of weapons, but men to operate them

- We’re not short of weapons, but men to operate them

is another matter.

- Did you check on the injured men? - They’re sleeping.

- And where’s Jack?

- And where’s Jack?

- Outside.

- Well they won’t be arriving from the sky.

(chuckles)

(chuckles)

At least I hope not.

What’s on your mind?

Speak to me, what is it?

Speak to me, what is it?

- I can’t stop thinking

about how those villagers looked at us after the raids.

Not one of them joined us.

They stared at us like we were rogues and thieves.

They stared at us like we were rogues and thieves.

- What did you expect?

That’s what we must have looked like to them.

But Jack, they’ve no idea what it was all for.

But Jack, they’ve no idea what it was all for.

- What it was all for?

- It’s not just about the villagers though, is it?

- It’s not just about the villagers though, is it?

- We should be marching on London right now.

But with no Talbot or Littleton

we’re out of options in the Midlands.

we’re out of options in the Midlands.

And if we can’t raise an army here,

where the f... bloody hell can we?

- We’ll be in London soon enough.

- Reinforcements are on the way, you saw them yourself!

- Reinforcements are on the way, you saw them yourself!

- Look, I can’t...

- I can’t be sure, Robin. - But you said.

- They were so far away. I...

- They were so far away. I...

- Look at me.

Have faith, Jack. I do.

I know it was them. Do you hear me?

I know it was them. Do you hear me?

Now, lift your chin up and look out for their arrival, OK?

Good man.

Good man.

I always intended on widening the circle.

The project was far too big for the five of us.

Not least when...

..wave after wave of the plague kept pushing back

the opening of Parliament,

and driving up costs. Rents, upkeep of horses...

and driving up costs. Rents, upkeep of horses...

Yeah,

I had to decide who else I could trust.

My cousin Francis Tresham, was an obvious choice.

He’d been with us at the Essex rebellion,

and his father had recently just died,

and his father had recently just died,

so he could bring money to the table.

Well, Tresham...

..have you come to a decision?

- Look...

- Look...

..I said I’d think about it out of respect for you, but...

..truth be told, there hasn’t been a moment

..truth be told, there hasn’t been a moment

over the past few days where I’ve thought that this is a good idea.

- Now is the time.

We’re better prepared than ever before. Together..

We’re better prepared than ever before. Together..

..we can change history! - (scoffs)

I fear we are history, Robin.

Rebellion, defeat,

imprisonment, fines. Repeat.

- This is different. - Nope, I’m breaking the cycle.

- You’re serious?! - Of course I am.

- You’re serious?! - Of course I am.

Without the Spanish you have no chance.

- We don’t need a foreign army. Catholics will flock to join us.

- Like they flocked to join Essex?

- Like they flocked to join Essex?

- It is not the same thing.

Essex was not prepared,

he had to scramble about recruiting on hoof.

We will already have toppled the government.

We will already have toppled the government.

- There are enough armed men in Protestant England

willing to fight to ensure you do not succeed.

Besides, my sister’s husband sits in the House of Lords.

I can’t be part of this.

And, to tell you something else,

should he die because of all of this,

should he die because of all of this,

I’ll be seeking recompense on my sister’s behalf.

- Percy said you’d be motivated by money,

- Percy said you’d be motivated by money,

and I actually defended you.

- Percy’s a cunt and you know it.

- You wouldn’t say that to his face.

- I have done, many times.

- I have done, many times.

Look, if you feel you can’t join us,

then maybe you can still lend us money

then maybe you can still lend us money

for the horses and the properties?

- My old man passed away having spent MY inheritance

on fines, missions to Spain, ridiculous building projects.

on fines, missions to Spain, ridiculous building projects.

I haven’t got a fucking pot to piss in.

If anything you lot owe me!

- Oh really?

- Oh really?

- And... And, do tell us how do you figure that?

- My father bailed us out of the Essex disaster,

didn’t he?!

didn’t he?!

- Look, Tresham, just...

Please let’s just sit down and talk about this.

Please let’s just sit down and talk about this.

- You can’t use my house or my stables,

I’m not giving you any money.

I haven’t got any!

However... (clears throat)

..we share history together.

I won’t mention this to anyone.

I won’t mention this to anyone.

You have my word.

PERCY: Tresham’s concerns

were a load of shit to mask the fact he’s a fucking tight-arse.

Fucking weasel.

Fucking weasel.

I mean, what’s he’s scared of?

- (dramatic music)

- (groaning)

- (groaning)

(screaming)

- The final piece of our puzzle was Sir Everard Digby.

A courtier whose credibility could attract the more centrist Catholics.

Even the bloody servants have begun to scarper

Even the bloody servants have begun to scarper

and they’re getting paid

to be here! - Not important.

- Not important?! - You don’t have to shout.

- You need to calm down. It’s not ideal but Robin has a plan.

- You need to calm down. It’s not ideal but Robin has a plan.

He’s not my cup of tea, but, erm...

You know, there can be no doubt that Digby is well-liked

amongst the poncy types.

amongst the poncy types.

No, he’s, he's... known for his hosting.

Not that he’s ever invited me to any of his soirees,

little bastard.

- He was rich, he had a huge community of Catholics,

- He was rich, he had a huge community of Catholics,

a lot of horses, and people that could fight.

But, more importantly, he wasn’t under any suspicion.

But, more importantly, he wasn’t under any suspicion.

- I signed up for a rebellion,

not a suicide pact.

What did you say?

You weren’t at the hunting party Thomas.

You didn’t see their reactions.

You didn’t see their reactions.

PERCY: Right, so we got Digby to organise one of his fancy hunts

for the 5th of November.

And he’s just got converted, so, uh,

the most powerful Catholics in the region

the most powerful Catholics in the region

are all clamouring to be there.

50 armed men, gathered for a hunt.

As far they know, that's why they’re there,

As far they know, that's why they’re there,

you know, no one batted an eyelid.

Brilliant.

- Digby also solved for us another problem.

The idea being, after the explosion

he was going to gather an army quickly

before our enemy could regroup.

- (indistinct chatter)

- Ah, here they are.

Hey, King slayers!

So.

So.

Is the whole of London on fire, or?

- Fawkes was discovered

in the early hours laying the fuses.

He’s been taken to the Tower.

Shit.

Shit.

- (men cheering rowdily)

- I’ve... gathered all these men.

- We press on Digby.

- Press on?! Robin,

please, you can’t be serious... - You know your way round a horse,

please, you can’t be serious... - You know your way round a horse,

Will you take a look at mine. - Robin!

- Digby's status also grants us access to Coombe Abbey,

where Princess Elizabeth resides.

That will be key,

That will be key,

once we round up enough men,

to seize her and place her on the throne.

- Robin! Robin... Hey!

Let’s not, er, let’s not be too hasty.

- We shouldn’t rush into this. - There’s no need to stop.

- We shouldn’t rush into this. - There’s no need to stop.

it’s all in hand.

- How can you say that? If they have...

If they have Fawkes in the tower he’s going to tell them everything.

If they have Fawkes in the tower he’s going to tell them everything.

- Fawkes is as tough as granite, he won’t break for days.

We have time. Trust me.

Time for what?!

Aha! Littleton!

Aha! Littleton!

- (light cheers) - Robin.

- How are you? - I’m very glad to see you.

- Now, most of you know me.

- Now, most of you know me.

For those of you who don’t, hello, my name is Robert Catesby.

- (greetings and light applause)

- Thank you. Thank you.

Now, all of you gathered here today

will be well aware of the mistreatment of Catholics

in this country. - (general agreement)

ROBIN: I look around

and I know all of you will have suffered.

Most of you have had your homes searched.

Loved ones assaulted and abused in the process.

Others like myself have been fined

to the point where we don’t have two coins to rub together.

to the point where we don’t have two coins to rub together.

But, you see, I’m not interested in preaching.

Oh no.

No, I am interested in action.

No, I am interested in action.

I want the persecution of Catholics to stop, now!

And I demand, I DEMAND that it stops!

- (cheering)

- (cheering)

- That is why...

That is why myself and my dear men...

..have placed 36 barrels of gunpowder

underneath Parliament

with the intention of blowing up

King James and his Protestant government

and filling the House of Lords with prominent Catholics,

such as yourselves.

- (all murmuring)

- In the early hours of this morning...

..the explosion was foiled.

- (all muttering)

- However... However, chaos ensues.

- However... However, chaos ensues.

We have a window of opportunity

that remains firmly open.

Princess Elizabeth resides not ten miles from here.

- Thank you so much for coming.

- Cowards!

- Hear me out.

Hear me out, gentlemen!

Let... Let us decide our own destiny.

Join us!

Join us!

NARRATOR: Catesby was sure

his speech would inspire them to take up arms,

but it was a gamble.

For most, the stakes were too high,

For most, the stakes were too high,

the idea of killing hundreds of innocent people was too radical.

Only a dedicated few, like Stephen Littleton,

remained committed to the cause.

- I’m with you Robin. - Littleton.

THOMAS: One of my greatest fears all along

THOMAS: One of my greatest fears all along

was that if we failed to blow up Parliament,

not only would our fellow Catholics not support us...

..but they’d hate us.

..but they’d hate us.

- It’s not as bad as all that.

No, if we’d been successful then...

..prominent Catholic men

would have flocked to join us in their droves.

would have flocked to join us in their droves.

They wouldn’t have thought twice about it.

- It can’t have been that bad?

- The majority of them left

the moment Robin asked them to join this crusade.

There’s no appetite for it. - (Scoffs)

Well that’s just nonsense, Digby!

Well that’s just nonsense, Digby!

Many were supportive, just didn’t have the bottle.

- What if some of them spread word of your speech?

The bloody innkeeper could have reported us!

There’s no shortage of traitors to choose from, Digby.

There’s no shortage of traitors to choose from, Digby.

- What’s that supposed to mean? Are you accusing me?!

PERCY: I wasn’t actually.

But you sound like a man with a guilty conscience.

But you sound like a man with a guilty conscience.

- Would I still be here if I had betrayed you all?

You imbecile!

Where was Judas when the mob came looking for Jesus?

- There is no Judas here.

- There is no Judas here.

I trust each of you with my life.

We swore an oath to one another and I stand by it.

We swore an oath to one another and I stand by it.

- The King’s Men have set up camp!

- What?! Where?

- A few miles away.

They arrived last night, hundreds of them!

They arrived last night, hundreds of them!

They’ve been scouring the area.

Fucking hell.

- And who told you this, Mary? - My mother sent word.

She wants me home.

I’m not going though, don’t worry.

- This is a madness.

We can’t resist hundreds!

- It won’t be that many. - Even if it is,

we’re well protected here.

This house is solid and we have the higher ground, we don’t need

This house is solid and we have the higher ground, we don’t need

to defeat them, just hold them off long enough

until the cavalry get here.

- Reinforcements!

Look, I'm the fastest rider out of all of us,

I can go find them and bring them back here!

- You’re going nowhere.

- You’re going nowhere.

- The gentlemen from the hunt, I’ll convince them,

I won’t take no for an answer.

I’ll bring them all back here, as many as I can muster!

- You fucking coward! You fucking coward!

- You fucking coward! You fucking coward!

I’ll fucking lamp you!

- Percy, leave him be.

Sounds like a plan, Digby.

But hey, look at me.

But hey, look at me.

Look at me.

Now, I need you to come through for us here, do you understand me?

Fetch them as quick as you can.

Go.

Digby.

Take Mary with you.

NARRATOR: What Robin and his men didn’t know

NARRATOR: What Robin and his men didn’t know

was that the day before, on the 7th November,

the King had issued a proclamation

naming each of them as having committed

‘the most horrible treason ever to have entered the hearts of men.’

‘the most horrible treason ever to have entered the hearts of men.’

But it wasn’t Fawkes who gave them up.

- We know who your accomplices are, Fawkes.

- We know who your accomplices are, Fawkes.

All you are doing now is prolonging your own agony.

Say their names.

Say their names.

- I laid the fuse.

All I needed...

All I needed...

..was the Princess.

- Names.

We know all about Catesby.

Admit it.

Say their names.

- I laid the fuse.

- Robin Catesby.

Thomas Percy.

Thomas Percy.

Thomas Wintour.

Traitors the lot of you.

Say their names.

Say their names.

NARRATOR: Their downfall was all their own doing.

Those brazen raids carried out

Those brazen raids carried out

during daylight in their quest for arms.

- Who goes there?

- (indistinct chatter)

- (indistinct chatter)

NARRATOR: Their naïve attempt to rouse the Catholic nobility,

and rally them to their cause,

even though the plot had already been foiled.

even though the plot had already been foiled.

Hear me out gentlemen!

NARRATOR: Locals recognised them

NARRATOR: Locals recognised them

and of course, reported them to the authorities.

The public was terrified.

The public was terrified.

In an instant, Robin and his men

became the greatest threat to the nation.

- For your trouble

NARRATOR: The enemy of the people.

The proclamation called upon all Lieutenants,

The proclamation called upon all Lieutenants,

deputies, sheriffs and other officers,

ministers, and loving subjects

to do their best to apprehend the traitors.

to do their best to apprehend the traitors.

- I almost succeeded pulling the plug on this two weeks ago.

- Well?

What is it?

- We’ve been exposed.

- How so?

- I’ve been informed

that Lord Monteagle has received a letter.

that Lord Monteagle has received a letter.

- A letter? Saying what?

- It warned him of a planned explosion.

Whoever sent the letter has advised him

not to attend the opening of Parliament

on the 5th of November.

- Was there anyone named? - No, no.

I don’t think so, there was little more detail,

I don’t think so, there was little more detail,

but Monteagle,

erm...

- Monteagle what, Thomas?

- Monteagle what, Thomas?

- He’s given the letter to the King’s fucking spymaster.

They know of our intentions. The game’s up, Robin.

They know of our intentions. The game’s up, Robin.

- No.

- Did you hear what I said?

- Did you hear what I said?

Cecil knows. The King knows. It’s over.

- It’s not over, Thomas.

It’s just the beginning.

- It’s not too late, we could still make a run for it.

- We stay and fight like we agreed.

- We stay and fight like we agreed.

- I’m not scared of fighting anyone, but the odds are stacked against us.

When have they ever been in our favour.

When have they ever been in our favour.

That’s why we’re here!

Faith by its very essence is about having a strong belief.

Faith by its very essence is about having a strong belief.

No.

No.

No, it’s more than that.

It is a loyalty and a conviction

to a God that you can’t prove exists.

You can’t see or hear him...

..but we feel his presence all around us.

It is the unwavering trust that he loves us

It is the unwavering trust that he loves us

and that he has a plan for us.

No matter how difficult that plan might seem.

No matter how difficult that plan might seem.

Lads,

everyone in close.

What a beautiful bunch of bastards, eh?

What a beautiful bunch of bastards, eh?

Will you pray with me?

Lord, hear our prayer.

It might not be in your will that we should succeed with our plan,

It might not be in your will that we should succeed with our plan,

but we have given all we can to our faith.

Please forgive us if we have offended you.

We pray that you send us friends

in good time to join our fight.

But should we face our enemies alone...

..give us strength.

Amen.

- Amen.

NARRATOR: Was it Robin’s unwavering faith that stopped them leaving,

NARRATOR: Was it Robin’s unwavering faith that stopped them leaving,

despite the overwhelming odds?

Or was it blinding hubris?

Either way, the stage was set for a final reckoning.

Either way, the stage was set for a final reckoning.

- MAN: We’ve come too far to stop now.

- MAN 2: Come out and surrender to the mercy of the king!

- MAN 2: Come out and surrender to the mercy of the king!

- ROBIN: Whatever happens here today,

we know we’re gonna give them one hell of a fight.

- (gunshot echoes)

- (gunshot echoes)

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