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Dead Shepherd
S1 Ep1
3.0
13th Jun 1978
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.
Alms for Oblivion
S1 Ep2
20th Jun 1978
As England lies ravaged by plague, Shakespeare has usurped Marlowe as playwright of the day.
Of Comfort and Despair
S1 Ep3
27th Jun 1978
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?
The Loved Boy
S1 Ep4
4th Jul 1978
Shakespeare wishes for his son Hamnet to have everything, despite disapproval from the rest of his family.
Rebellion's Masterpiece
S1 Ep5
11th Jul 1978
Shakespeare is drawn into the dangerous political intrigues of Robert Devereux the Second Earl of Essex.
The Living Record
S1 Ep6
18th Jul 1978
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?
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.
The first episode of Will Shakespeare aired on June 13, 1978.
The last episode of Will Shakespeare aired on July 18, 1978.
