Will Shakespeare
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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Seasons
Season 1 of Will Shakespeare.
- Ep 1
1.Dead Shepherd
13-06-197850mQueen 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 matc...
- Ep 2
2.Alms for Oblivion
20-06-197850mAs England lies ravaged by plague, Shakespeare has usurped Marlowe as playwright of the day.
- Ep 3
3.Of Comfort and Despair
27-06-197850mWill 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?
- Ep 4
4.The Loved Boy
04-07-197850mShakespeare wishes for his son Hamnet to have everything, despite disapproval from the rest of his family.
- Ep 5
5.Rebellion's Masterpiece
11-07-197850mShakespeare is drawn into the dangerous political intrigues of Robert Devereux the Second Earl of Essex.
- Ep 6
6.The Living Record
18-07-197850mQueen 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?
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