David MitchellWill Shakespeare
Liza TarbuckAnne Hathaway
Spencer JonesKempe
Helen MonksSusannah
Gemma WhelanKate
Steve SpeirsBurbage
Series2016–2018
Upstart Crow
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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Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be!
Will needs inspiration for his new play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Meanwhile how can he get hold of some love potion, and where is Bottom going to put that stuffed donkey head?
Wild Laughter in the Throat of Death
Will Shakespeare has been working on his masterpiece. His friends tell him it's his greatest comedy yet, but Will insists that Hamlet isn't actually meant to be funny.
If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed?
London is full of anti-immigrant rioting. Will looks forward to an age when such sentiments are long-gone, but in the meantime he and the players plan to do their bit to help those worse off than themselves with a fund-raising charity gala night. “Inflated Pig's Bladder Day” is a triumph.
Sigh No More
When Kate stands in for Sue at the masked ball she accidentally sets off a chain of events that leaves Sue humiliated by the other local teenagers and Will needs to come up with a ruse to turn the tables on the bullies. Meanwhile in all the confusion Hamnet has gone missing.
The Most Unkindest Cut of All
Will's troupe plot against each other, but his defusing of the situation helps give him a better idea for his new play about Julius Caesar.
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