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Will Shakespeare

Rated 10.03 votes19781 season50m

A dramatisation of the life of famed playwright William Shakespeare from 1590 to 1607.

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Created by
John Mortimer
First aired
Jun 13, 1978
Status
Ended
Network
ITV1
Episodes
6
Country
GB

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S1 E1: Dead Shepherd

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S1 E1 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.

  1. 1Dead Shepherd
  2. 2Alms for Oblivion
  3. 3Of Comfort and Despair
  4. 4The Loved Boy
  5. 5Rebellion's Masterpiece
  6. 6The Living Record

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