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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.
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
Sep 26, 2018 · The problem is, while it’s well-written, with a healthy mix of wit, toilet humour, and thoughtfully-chosen nods to the literary world, Upstart Crow runs the risk of being a little too knowing...
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.
- Writer’s Block Wasn’T An Issue
- ‘An Upstart Crow, Beautified with Our Feathers’
- Raised by A Glove Maker and A Criminal
- Shakespeare’s London: Cosmopolitan and Sordid
Mitchell’s Shakespeare often has absurd ideas for plays until inspiration strikes, and infrequently suffers with writer’s block. The real-life Bard rarely struggled to create fully-formed ideas, notes Graham Holderness – the author of ‘Nine Lives of William Shakespeare’: “Shakespeare was the absolute opposite of someone who had problems with writin...
In Elton’s drama an ultra-snooty Robert Greene is presented as Shakespeare’s nemesis. Indeed, when Shakespeare arrived in Elizabethan London and tried to break into the capital’s cultural circles, he wasn’t universally welcomed. In 1592 he was attacked in a pamphlet by Greene, and the lampooning included the insult which would give Elton’s sitcom i...
Comedy veteran Harry Enfield plays the bard’s raucous father John Shakespeare in Upstart Crow. John is presented as a country bumpkin who is a constant source of embarrassment for the writer, due to his coarse behaviour and law-breaking antics. In reality little is known of Shakespeare’s father. However, Holderness understands that he was a familia...
Shakesperean London is presented as a lively capital, with much of the Bard’s audience made up of bawdy aristocrats and blood-thirsty peasants in Upstart Crow. This isn’t far from the truth – likely down to the location of popular theatres. “The theatres were set up in what effect was the Red Light District,” explains Holderness. “They set them out...
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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May 2, 2016 · And in Upstart Crow, Ben Elton’s BBC2 comedy reimagining of the life of the great poet and dramatist, Kempe is presented as… a cocky C16th Ricky Gervais.
