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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...
- Series 3
Upstart Crow Comedy about William Shakespeare as he starts...
- 6. The Quality of Mercy
Comedy about William Shakespeare. When Will's savings go...
- 5. What Bloody Man is That
Comedy about William Shakespeare. The plague leads Will and...
- 4. Love is Not Love
Comedy about William Shakespeare. Will has completed his...
- 3. The Apparel Proclaims The Man
Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to...
- 2. The Plays The Thing
Comedy about William Shakespeare. Will's controversial new...
- Series 3
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 as part of the commemorations of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
- I Know Thee Not, Old Man (Series 2 Episode 2) Will finds himself harbouring a criminal when his old schoolmaster comes to stay uninvited and reveals himself to be a Catholic, which under the rule of Queen Elizabeth is “satanic heresy”.
- Wild Laughter In The Throat Of Death (Series 3 Episode 2) After the success of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Robert Greene plots to destroy Shakespeare’s reputation by starting a rumour that he didn’t really write his own plays.
- I Did Adore A Twinkling Star (Series 2 Episode 3) Kate teaches Marlowe to speak Italian, which results in them falling in love (or more accurately lust), while Will struggles to write his first comedy.
- If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed? (Series 3 Episode 3) In search of a “big, important, timeless issue” to put at the centre of his new play, The Merchant Of Venice, Will finds one in the form of anti-refugee sentiment.
Oct 2, 2022 · More than two years on and Upstart Crow is back, though this time in a different playhouse. Bar a couple of lines about levelling up, the show is the same mix of clever and oafish, worshipful...
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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Oct 2, 2022 · Would women be allowed to star in plays? Would a “notes app” Instagram post equate to a sonnet? As The Upstart Crow crashes modern-day ideas with an Elizabethan way of living, it’s easy to fall for the play’s rugged, bawdy charm, and its commitment to showcasing the continual power of live theatre.
