15 Most Hotly Anticipated New TV Shows Still To Come In 2017

10. Gunpowder

Kit Harington Testament Of Youth
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Gunpowder. Treason. Plot.

This upcoming BBC miniseries is expected to have the lot, telling the story of the infamous plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I back in 1605. Tom Cullen will play the notorious Guy Fawkes, but Game of Thrones' Kit Harington has the starring role as the lesser-known Robert Catesby - the man who actually devised the plot.

The great cast also includes Mark Gatiss, Peter Mullan, and Liv Tyler, and is being described as a "fast-paced 17th Century thriller". It'll run for three episodes, and comes from Ronan Bennett (Public Enemies, Top Boy).

Air Date: TBC (but if it doesn't start (or end) on November 5, what's even the point?!)

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