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Will Shakespeare

Will Shakespeare

1978 - 1978

Dead Shepherd

13th June 1978
Episode 1
Queen Elizabeth I rules the country and Christopher Marlowe rules the theatre. From Stratford-upon-Avon, a young man called William Shakespeare arrives in London determined to match Marlowe as poet and playwright.

Alms for Oblivion

20th June 1978
Episode 2
As England lies ravaged by plague, Shakespeare has usurped Marlowe as playwright of the day.

Of Comfort and Despair

27th June 1978
Episode 3
Will Shakespeare produces the greatest play about young love - Romeo and Juliet. But what of his own love? Who is the 'dark lady' he adores and curses in his sonnets?

The Loved Boy

4th July 1978
Episode 4
Shakespeare wishes for his son Hamnet to have everything, despite disapproval from the rest of his family.

Rebellion's Masterpiece

11th July 1978
Episode 5
Shakespeare is drawn into the dangerous political intrigues of Robert Devereux the Second Earl of Essex.

The Living Record

18th July 1978
Episode 6
Queen Elizabeth dies and King James succeeds her to the throne. What does the future hold for Will Shakespeare and for the actors who bring his plays to life?
Top Cast
Director
Mark Cullingham
Drama

Will Shakespeare, also known as Life of Shakespeare and William Shakespeare: His Life & Times, was a 1978 historical drama series created and written by John Mortimer. Broadcast in six parts, the series is a dramatisation of the life and times of the great poet William Shakespeare played by Tim Curry, and was co-produced by Lew Grade's ATV and RAI and distributed internationally by ITC. The two production companies had collaborated successfully before on Jesus of Nazareth the previous year.

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