Upstart Crow

Series 1

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It's 1592 and Will Shakespeare is at the beginning of his career. His early work is looked down on by the literary establishment, and he's not taken seriously at home. Follow the Bard's fictional early life and the rather surprising stories about where his best ideas came from.
6 Episodes
  • Star Crossed Lovers
    Star Crossed LoversEpisode 1
  • The Play's the Thing
    The Play's the ThingEpisode 2
  • The Apparel Proclaims The Man
    The Apparel Proclaims The ManEpisode 3
  • Love is Not Love
    Love is Not LoveEpisode 4
  • What Bloody Man is That?
    What Bloody Man is That?Episode 5
  • The Quality of Mercy
    The Quality of MercyEpisode 6
Cast of Series 1
  • David MitchellWill Shakespeare
  • Liza TarbuckAnne Hathaway
  • Paula WilcoxMary Arden
  • Harry EnfieldJohn Shakespeare
  • Helen MonksSusannah
  • Mark HeapSir Robert Greene
  • Gemma WhelanKate
  • Steve SpeirsBurbage
  • Dominic ColemanCondell
  • Tim DownieMarlowe
  • Rob RouseBottom

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