There are several ways of looking at it I guess.
That's how it was back then, so in that sense it's authentic.
It's on a Saturday evening which is usually seen as being a bit more light hearted, also Kids don't go to school the next day so inclined to stay up longer.
Maybe it should be shown Weekdays and on BBC2 ?
I can't complain at the acting and general feel of it. Makes you thankful we live in the age we do, or with all that's going on around the world, have !!
I always envisaged Guy Fawkes as being more the folk hero type, bit of a Robin Hood.
Seems he was far from that !!
Richard