Upstart Crow

2016 - 2018

Star Crossed Lovers

Episode 1

Episode one sees Will struggle to find inspiration for Romeo while having to deal with an angry actor, a very annoying house-guest and his family’s not terribly helpful script suggestions.

The Play's the Thing

Episode 2

Just when Will’s controversial new play is about to be presented to Queen Elizabeth, it goes missing. As the finger of suspicion points to his best friend Marlowe, can Will come up with a way to recover his stolen masterpiece? Given its politically sensitive content, is he really wise to want it back?

The Apparel Proclaims The Man

Episode 3

Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to a high-society party hosted by Lord Southampton, but is unsure what a poorly-educated country boy should wear to one of London's most upmarket events. The playwright's rival Sir Robert Greene offers him some fashion tips, but is it a double bluff, a triple bluff, or something even more fiendish?

Love is Not Love

Episode 4

Will has completed his final sonnet and senses literary immortality just around the corner. But will the fair youth and the dark lady like them as much as he hopes? And is Anne likely to be impressed that her husband’s 154 hot new love poems don’t contain much about her?

What Bloody Man is That?

Episode 5

The plague leads Will and his friends to escape to the family home in Stratford. On the way, they meet three witches who have some surprising predictions to make about Will’s future, leading to a very serious case of house envy.

The Quality of Mercy

Episode 6

When Will's savings go missing, he is forced to make an unusual bargain with his rival. Kate's frustration with the lack of roles for women leads her to make a dramatic intervention.

Top Cast

David Mitchell•Liza Tarbuck•Spencer Jones

Director

Ben Kellett

Writer

Ben Elton

Comedy about the life and times of William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, whilst also trying to balance life as a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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David Mitchell Image

David Mitchell

Will Shakespeare

Liza Tarbuck Image

Liza Tarbuck

Anne Hathaway

Spencer Jones Image

Spencer Jones

Kempe

Helen Monks Image

Helen Monks

Susannah

Gemma Whelan Image

Gemma Whelan

Kate

Steve Speirs Image

Steve Speirs

Burbage

Dominic Coleman Image

Dominic Coleman

Condell

Tim Downie Image

Tim Downie

Marlowe

Rob Rouse

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Ben Kellett Image

Ben Kellett

Director

Richard Boden Image

Richard Boden

Director

Ben Elton Image

Ben Elton

Writer

Leah Archer

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