Upstart Crow

Season 32016

Comedy about the life and times of William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, whilst also trying to balance life as a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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6 Episodes

E01 Star Crossed Lovers

Episode one sees Will struggle to find inspiration for Romeo while having to deal with an angry actor, a very annoying house-guest and his family’s not terribly helpful script suggestions.

May 9, 2016

E02 The Play's the Thing

Just when Will’s controversial new play is about to be presented to Queen Elizabeth, it goes missing. As the finger of suspicion points to his best friend Marlowe, can Will come up with a way to recover his stolen masterpiece? Given its politically sensitive content, is he really wise to want it back?

May 16, 2016

E03 The Apparel Proclaims The Man

Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to a high-society party hosted by Lord Southampton, but is unsure what a poorly-educated country boy should wear to one of London's most upmarket events. The playwright's rival Sir Robert Greene offers him some fashion tips, but is it a double bluff, a triple bluff, or something even more fiendish?

May 23, 2016

E04 Love is Not Love

Will has completed his final sonnet and senses literary immortality just around the corner. But will the fair youth and the dark lady like them as much as he hopes? And is Anne likely to be impressed that her husband’s 154 hot new love poems don’t contain much about her?

May 30, 2016

E05 What Bloody Man is That?

The plague leads Will and his friends to escape to the family home in Stratford. On the way, they meet three witches who have some surprising predictions to make about Will’s future, leading to a very serious case of house envy.

June 6, 2016

E06 The Quality of Mercy

When Will's savings go missing, he is forced to make an unusual bargain with his rival. Kate's frustration with the lack of roles for women leads her to make a dramatic intervention.

June 13, 2016

Upstart Crow

E01 Star Crossed Lovers

E02 The Play's the Thing

E03 The Apparel Proclaims The Man

E04 Love is Not Love

E05 What Bloody Man is That?

E06 The Quality of Mercy

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E01 Star Crossed Lovers

E02 The Play's the Thing

E03 The Apparel Proclaims The Man

E04 Love is Not Love

E05 What Bloody Man is That?

E06 The Quality of Mercy