John Mortimer
Director
Will Shakespeare (1978)
Season 1
Season 1 of Will Shakespeare.
Released June 13, 1978
Episode 50 min
None+
Genres: Biography, Drama, History
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.character-name-as-series-title, imdb.william-shakespeare-character, imdb.shakespearian-actor, imdb.london-england, imdb.renaissance, imdb.theater, imdb.tv-mini-series
Production Companies: ITV
Network: ITV1
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Dead Shepherd
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.
June 13, 1978, midnight
S1E2 - Alms for Oblivion
As England lies ravaged by plague, Shakespeare has usurped Marlowe as playwright of the day.
June 20, 1978, midnight
S1E3 - Of Comfort and Despair
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?
June 27, 1978, midnight
S1E4 - The Loved Boy
Shakespeare wishes for his son Hamnet to have everything, despite disapproval from the rest of his family.
July 4, 1978, midnight
S1E5 - Rebellion's Masterpiece
Shakespeare is drawn into the dangerous political intrigues of Robert Devereux the Second Earl of Essex.
July 11, 1978, midnight
S1E6 - The Living Record
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?
July 18, 1978, midnight
ITV1
50 min/ep
50 min
June 13, 1978
July 18, 1978, midnight
Ended
NR
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