Will Shakespeare

1978

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EP1 Dead Shepherd Jun 13, 1978

Queen 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 match Marlowe as poet and playwright.

EP2 Alms for Oblivion Jun 20, 1978

As England lies ravaged by plague, Shakespeare has usurped Marlowe as playwright of the day.

EP3 Of Comfort and Despair Jun 27, 1978

Will 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?

EP4 The Loved Boy Jul 04, 1978

Shakespeare wishes for his son Hamnet to have everything, despite disapproval from the rest of his family.

EP5 Rebellion's Masterpiece Jul 11, 1978

Shakespeare is drawn into the dangerous political intrigues of Robert Devereux the Second Earl of Essex.

EP6 The Living Record Jul 18, 1978

Queen 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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Released: 13 June 1978 Ended
Producted By: ITV
Country: United Kingdom
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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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