Upstart Crow
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David Mitchell (Peep Show) stars as a self-important Shakespeare in this funny, fictionalized sitcom about the Bard's beginnings and family life.

2016 · 29m
Starring David Mitchell, Harry Enfield, Paula Wilcox
Director Matt Lipsey, Richard Boden

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Star Crossed Lovers
    Will struggles to find inspiration for Romeo while at the same time having to deal with an angry actor, a very annoying house-guest, and his family's not-terribly-helpful script suggestions.
    29m
  • EPISODE 2
    The Play's the Thing
    Will's controversial new play is about to be presented to Queen Elizabeth when it goes missing.
    29m
  • EPISODE 3
    The Apparel Proclaims the Man
    Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to Lord Southampton's party.
    29m
  • EPISODE 4
    Love Is Not Love
    Will has completed his final sonnet and senses literary immortality just around the corner.
    29m
  • EPISODE 5
    What Bloody Man Is That?
    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.
    29m
  • EPISODE 6
    The Quality of Mercy
    There’s money to be made investing in cargos from the New World: but while Marlowe invests in tobacco and potato products, Will would rather invest in building a new theatre. But when Will’s savings go missing he’s forced to make a rather unusual bargain with his rival Robert Greene. Meanwhile Kate’s frustration with the lack of roles for women leads her to make a rather dramatic intervention…
    29m

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Cast & Crew

  • David Mitchell
    Will Shakespeare
  • Harry Enfield
    John Shakespeare
  • Paula Wilcox
    Mary Arden
  • Helen Monks
    Susanna
  • Gemma Whelan
    Kate
  • Liza Tarbuck
    Anne Hathaway
  • Steve Speirs
    Burbage
  • R‌R
    Rob Rouse
    Bottom
  • Dominic Coleman
    Henry Condell,
  • Mark Heap
    Robert Greene
  • M‌L
    Matt Lipsey
    Director

About

Upstart Crow

Comedy

David Mitchell (Peep Show) stars as a self-important Shakespeare in this funny, fictionalized sitcom about the Bard's beginnings and family life.

Information

Studio
BritBox
Released
2016
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2016 BBC

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