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May 9, 2016 · Upstart Crow begins on BBC2 on Monday 9th May. Ben Dowell takes a look at the new comedy starring David Mitchell as a Bard split between London and a raucous family in Stratford-on-Avon.
- Ben Dowell
Upstart Crow is a British sitcom based on the life of William Shakespeare written by Ben Elton. The show premiered on 9 May 2016 on BBC Two [1] as part of the commemorations of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
Upstart Crow. Comedy about William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London while also trying to be a good husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon. Series 1:...
With David Mitchell, Gemma Whelan, Rob Rouse, Liza Tarbuck. Satirical Blackadderesque sitcom about how friends, family, historical circumstances, and his arch-rival Robert Greene, who first coined the derogatory term "upstart crow", influenced William Shakespeare to write his famous plays.
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- 2016-05-09
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Oct 3, 2018 · In Upstart Crow, the death of Hamlet (below, played by Joe Willis) leads to reflection on the existence of God, with David Mitchell’s Will espousing a disbelief in divine mercy.
- Ben Dowell
Oct 2, 2022 · Review at a glance. A month after the stage spinoff of Ben Elton ’s sitcom about William Shakespeare opened in the West End in 2020, theatres were closed just as they were by bubonic plague in the...
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Things get Dickensian when a stranger inspires Will to get Greene to mend his evil ways.
