Upstart Crow

2016
4.8
19 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (7)

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?
7 A Christmas Crow
12/23/17
Christmas special episode following series 2 of Upstart Crow.

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

4.8
19 reviews
Michael Schwarz
January 5, 2019
I've long been a fan of both Ben Elton and Shakespeare. I have to admit that the first 5-10 minutes of this did not much impress me, but from the moment the "Romeo prototype" shows up and then on through the baths two series currently available the show has been great. Very funny, and very clever riffs on Shakespeare and much comment on modernity from a pseudo-Elizabethan perspective.
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Jane Applebee
October 29, 2016
David Mitchell is great in or out of his puffling pants.
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Joan Maguire (Joani)
June 24, 2019
Love this show! David Mitchell is just great!
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