Upstart Crow (2016)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2016-05-09
Last Air Date: 2018-10-03
Number of Seasons: 3
Number of Episodes: 18
Created By: Ben Elton
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- David Mitchell as Will Shakespeare
- Liza Tarbuck as Anne Hathaway
- Helen Monks as Susannah
- Gemma Whelan as Kate
- Rob Rouse as Bottom
- Paula Wilcox as Mary Arden
- Harry Enfield as John Shakespeare
- Spencer Jones as Kempe
- Mark Heap as Sir Robert Greene
- Steve Speirs as Burbage
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Specials (2017)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: A Christmas Crow
Will has promised his wife Anne that he will be home in good time for a quiet Christmas with just the family. But when Marlowe, Kate and even the usually horrible Robert Greene look likely to be facing a miserable lonely Christmas in London, Will's big heart gets the better of him and he asks them all back with him to Stratford.
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Ep. 2: A Crow Christmas Carol
Things get Dickensian when a mysterious stranger inspires Will to get Greene to mend his evil ways with the help of three Christmas spirits.
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Ep. 3: Lockdown Christmas 1603
A plague has hit London and Will and Kate are isolating in Will's London lodgings just before Christmas,
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