Will Shakespeare
- 1978
- Ended
- Drama
- ~50m / ep
- 1 season
- 10.0/10
Will Shakespeare, also known as Life of Shakespeare and William Shakespeare: His Life & Times, was a 1978 historical drama series created and written by John Mortimer. Broadcast in six parts, the series is a dramatisation of the life and times of the great poet William Shakespeare played by Tim Curry, and was co-produced by Lew Grade's ATV and RAI and distributed internationally by ITC. The two production companies had collaborated successfully before on Jesus of Nazareth the previous year.
Latest: Season 1 · 1978
View all seasonsSeason 1 of Will Shakespeare.
E1. Dead Shepherd
Jun 13, 1978 · 50m
Queen Elizabeth I rules the country and Christopher Marlowe rules the theatre. From Stratford-upon-Avon, a young man called William Shakespeare arrives in London determined to match Marlowe as poet and playwright.
E2. Alms for Oblivion
Jun 20, 1978 · 50m
As England lies ravaged by plague, Shakespeare has usurped Marlowe as playwright of the day.
E3. Of Comfort and Despair
Jun 27, 1978 · 50m
Will Shakespeare produces the greatest play about young love - Romeo and Juliet. But what of his own love? Who is the 'dark lady' he adores and curses in his sonnets?
E4. The Loved Boy
Jul 4, 1978 · 50m
Shakespeare wishes for his son Hamnet to have everything, despite disapproval from the rest of his family.
E5. Rebellion's Masterpiece
Jul 11, 1978 · 50m
Shakespeare is drawn into the dangerous political intrigues of Robert Devereux the Second Earl of Essex.
E6. The Living Record
Jul 18, 1978 · 50m
Queen Elizabeth dies and King James succeeds her to the throne. What does the future hold for Will Shakespeare and for the actors who bring his plays to life?
