Upstart Crow

Name: Upstart Crow
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2016-05-09
Rating: 7.1
Cast: David Mitchell, Liza Tarbuck, Paula Wilcox, Harry Enfield, Spencer Jones

7.1(48 votes)

2016

3 Seasons • 18 Episodes

Comedy

Drama

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.

Status: Canceled

First Air Date: 5/9/2016

Seasons

Series 1

6 episodes

It's 1592 and Will Shakespeare is at the beginning of his career. His early work is looked down on by the literary establishment, and he's not taken seriously at home. Follow the Bard's fictional early life and the rather surprising stories about where his best ideas came from.

Episodes

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Series 2

6 episodes

In series two, Shakespeare runs his quill-ink dry with stories of jealous African generals, teenage daughters in desperate need of taming, and a musical play that may (or may not) go by the title of 'Fourth Night'.

Series 3

6 episodes

With a family in Stratford and his theatre company in London, the Bard is burning the candle at both ends in series three. His teenage daughter Sue is as stroppy as ever, best mate Kit Marlowe is in danger, and neighbour Kate is desperate to be an actress – despite the fact it’s still illegal for women to do anything interesting. Meanwhile, Will has been working on his masterpiece, Hamlet. Pity everyone think it’s a comedy. Love potions are sweeping through Stratford and there’s something a little off about Love’s Labour’s Licked.