Directed by:
Gillies MacKinnonScreenplay:
Jimmy McGovernCinematography:
Nigel WilloughbyComposer:
John E. KeaneCast:
Robert Carlyle, Clémence Poésy, Richard Coyle, Maria Popistasu, Catherine McCormack, Gary Lewis, Tim McInnerny, Emilia Fox, Michael Fassbender (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Robert Carlyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/859/164859286_607b4b.jpg)
Robert Carlyle
UK
Best movies:
Trainspotting (1996)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Priest (1994)
![Clémence Poésy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205162_b35e62.jpg)
Clémence Poésy
France
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
In Bruges (2008)
![Richard Coyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/233/166233279_dfbcf9.jpg)
Richard Coyle
UK
Best movies:
The Fall (2013) (series)
Going Postal (2010) (TV movie)
Wives and Daughters (1999) (series)
Maria Popistasu
Romania
Best movies:
Tuesday, After Christmas (2010)
Sex Traffic (2004) (TV movie)
My Mother, My Bride and I (2008)
![Catherine McCormack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271465_0aefb1.jpg)
Catherine McCormack
UK
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
The Honest Courtesan (1998)
Promise at Dawn (2017)
![Gary Lewis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/851/162851880_731f81.png)
Gary Lewis
UK
Best movies:
Billy Elliot (2000)
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV movie)
The Keeper (2018)
![Tim McInnerny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272622_fa824f.jpg)
Tim McInnerny
UK
Best movies:
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Race (2016)
![Emilia Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342992_bb5b0a.jpg)
Emilia Fox
UK
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Henry VIII (2003) (TV movie)
![Michael Fassbender](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/157/162157154_4b5c66.png)
Michael Fassbender
West Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Adrian Pavlovschi
Best movies:
The Oak (1992)
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004) (TV movie)
Last Gasp (1995)
Carmen Ungureanu
Best movies:
An Unforgettable Summer (1994)
The Way I Spent the End of the World (2006)
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004) (TV movie)
Claudiu Istodor
Romania
Best movies:
Train of Life (1998)
Passo Doble (1985)
Luxury Hotel (1992)
Madalina Constantin
Best movies:
Ashes and Blood (2009)
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot (2004) (TV movie)
Bless You, Prison (2002)
![Sam Troughton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/510/160510980_3b59b7.jpg)
Sam Troughton
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Kevin McKidd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270313_2261cc.jpg)
Kevin McKidd
UK
Best movies:
Trainspotting (1996)
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
Anna Karenina (2000) (series)
![Emil Hostina](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/341/161341696_0756a0.jpg)
Emil Hostina
Romania
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
The Last Enemy (2008) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Daniela Nardini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162550_aadc78.jpg)
Daniela Nardini
UK
Best movies:
Tube Tales (1999) (TV movie)
Vera (2011) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Vasile Albinet
Best movies:
An Unforgettable Summer (1994)
Silent Wedding (2008)
The Rest Is Silence (2007)
![Zoltan Butuc](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/158/161158190_c0cb8f.png)
Zoltan Butuc
Best movies:
The Whistleblower (2010)
Sweeney Todd (2006) (TV movie)
Amen. (2002)
![Paul Nicholls](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/360/360393_29d6f0.jpg)
Paul Nicholls
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Clapham Junction (2007) (TV movie)
If Only (2004)