Upstart Crow

2016

4.4

23 reviews

Eligible

Season 2 episodes (6)

1 The Green-Eyed Monster

9/11/17

Will wants to up his family's social standing, so when a Moorish Prince comes to town he plans to use him to impress the nobility. But things go very awry when a hanky gets into the wrong hands.

2 I Know Thee Not, Old Man

9/18/17

When Will's bullying former school teacher invites himself to stay Will has to confront the demons of his childhood, but it soon turns out there's a lot more at stake, including Will's life.

3 I Did Adore A Twinkling Star

9/25/17

Will has to write a romance set in an exotic foreign location. Meanwhile Kate has fallen for Marlowe but he's off to an exotic foreign location. Is inspiration on the way? All aboard for Verona!

4 Food of Love

10/2/17

Will's invented an amazing new dramatic form: the musical! Problem is he needs the help of the greatest songwriter of the age, Thomas Morley, and he's got some ideas of his own.

5 Beware My Sting!

10/9/17

Will's pleased with his new play The Taming of the Shrew. But for some reason the story of a strong-willed lady humiliated by a man doesn't go down well with any of the women in Will's life.

6 Sweet Sorrow

10/16/17

Will has finished Romeo and Juliet but who will play Juliet?

About this show

David Mitchell stars as William Shakespeare in a rip-roaring comedy tribute to the Bard. Written by Ben Elton, this fictional account of his early career follows Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, while also trying to be a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Ratings and reviews

4.4

23 reviews

Mick Daubney

September 29, 2017

Ben Elton is back on form with this hilarious historical sitcom staring David Mitchell as the bard William Shakespeare. Each episode is based around one or more of Shakespeare's works.

Chris Hughes

December 18, 2017

Delightful twist on the history of the bard. If you like Ben Elton's style of comedy you will like this

Paul Prosser

July 11, 2016

Absolutely loved this and can't wait for the second series.

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