Upstart Crow

2016
4.4
23 reviews
Eligible
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Season 2 episodes (6)

1 The Green-Eyed Monster
9/11/17
Season-only
Will wants to up his family's social standing, so when a Moorish Prince comes to town he plans to use him to impress the nobility. But things go very awry when a hanky gets into the wrong hands.
2 I Know Thee Not, Old Man
9/18/17
Season-only
When Will's bullying former school teacher invites himself to stay Will has to confront the demons of his childhood, but it soon turns out there's a lot more at stake, including Will's life.
3 I Did Adore A Twinkling Star
9/25/17
Season-only
Will has to write a romance set in an exotic foreign location. Meanwhile Kate has fallen for Marlowe but he's off to an exotic foreign location. Is inspiration on the way? All aboard for Verona!
4 Food of Love
10/2/17
Season-only
Will's invented an amazing new dramatic form: the musical! Problem is he needs the help of the greatest songwriter of the age, Thomas Morley, and he's got some ideas of his own.
5 Beware My Sting!
10/9/17
Season-only
Will's pleased with his new play The Taming of the Shrew. But for some reason the story of a strong-willed lady humiliated by a man doesn't go down well with any of the women in Will's life.
6 Sweet Sorrow
10/16/17
Season-only
Will has finished Romeo and Juliet but who will play Juliet?

About this show

David Mitchell stars as William Shakespeare in a rip-roaring comedy tribute to the Bard. Written by Ben Elton, this fictional account of his early career follows Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, while also trying to be a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
23 reviews
Mick Daubney
September 29, 2017
Ben Elton is back on form with this hilarious historical sitcom staring David Mitchell as the bard William Shakespeare. Each episode is based around one or more of Shakespeare's works.
Chris Hughes
December 18, 2017
Delightful twist on the history of the bard. If you like Ben Elton's style of comedy you will like this
Paul Prosser
July 11, 2016
Absolutely loved this and can't wait for the second series.