Life of Shakespeare (1978)
Synopsis
Biography of William Shakespeare.
First Air Date: 1978-06-13
Last Air Date: 1978-07-18
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Networks: ITV1
Top Cast
- Tim Curry as William Shakespeare
- Ian McShane as Christopher Marlowe
- Meg Wynn Owen as Anne Shakespeare
- Ron Cook as Jack Rice
- Paul Freeman as Dick Burbage
- John Normington as Alex Cooke
- Roger Lloyd Pack as Jack Heminge
- Derek Royle as William Kempe
- Nicholas Clay as The Earl of Southampton
- John McEnery as Hamnet Sadler
Seasons
Season 1 (1978)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Dead Shepherd
In which Will progresses from ostler to cockerel to ghostwriter - to London's premier playwright as Kit Marlowe falls from grace.
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Ep. 2: Alms for Oblivion
Will's new troupe of actors arrive in a plague-ridden London and perform Richard III to great acclaim, but a death in the family jeopardises all. A handsome rogue is not what he seems, luckily for Will.
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Ep. 3: Of Comfort and Despair
Plague over, life returns to normal in London and the theatres reopen. The inconstancy of a dark mistress and the jealousy of an Earl conspire to enlarge Will's understanding of human nature.
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Ep. 4: The Loved Boy
Will's taking his son to London to introduce him to life and get to know him proves to be a mixed blessing with a tragic ending.
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Ep. 5: Rebellion's Masterpiece
In the wake of Essex's failure to tame the Irish rebels, the actors' brush with politics has catastrophic consequences.
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Ep. 6: The Living Record
While Will pleads with the dying Queen for suicidal Hal's life, his poems are stolen, printed and distributed without his permission, setting in motion a chain of events that could prove disastrous.
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