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Upstart Crow

TV-PG

2016 30mComedy, History,

7.773%88%

Satirical sitcom about how friends, family, historical circumstances, and his arch-rival Robert Greene, who first coined the derogatory term "upstart crow", influenced William Shakespeare to write his famous plays.

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3 Seasons

Series 1
Series 16 Episodes
Series 2
Series 26 Episodes
Series 3
Series 36 Episodes
Specials
Specials3 Episodes

Cast of Upstart Crow

David MitchellWill Shakespeare
Liza TarbuckAnne Hathaway
Paula WilcoxMary Arden
Harry EnfieldJohn Shakespeare
Spencer JonesKempe
Helen MonksSusannah
Mark HeapSir Robert Greene
Gemma WhelanKate
Steve SpeirsBurbage
Dominic ColemanCondell
Tim DownieMarlowe
Rob RouseBottom
Jocelyn Jee EsienLucy
Joe WillisHamnet
Rosanna BeacockJudith
Tom EddenServant
Jake J. MenianiAntonio (uncredited)
Steve ToussaintOtello
Beattie EdmondsonToby
Noel FieldingThomas Morley
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Upstart Crow Ratings & Reviews

ርልዪረFebruary 14, 2025

This is one of the funniest shows ever made. It pokes fun not only at Shakespeare and the foibles of his day, but also at the vagaries of modern civilization and culture. There are no sacred cows in this hilarious take on the Bard, his contemporaries, his family (“Wha? Grrrr!) and friends, his enemies, fellow actors, his sources, and the development of his plays (“Romeo & Julian”?). This one’s a hit!

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