Will Shakespeare

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.

Will Shakespeare

Created By: John Mortimer
First Aired on: Jun 13, 1978
Popularity: 0.9895: 1 votes
Networks: (GB)
Production: ITV (GB)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1

Season 1 of Will Shakespeare.

Aired 47 years ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1Dead Shepherd50 min
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.
Episode 2Alms for Oblivion50 min
As England lies ravaged by plague, Shakespeare has usurped Marlowe as playwright of the day.
Episode 3Of Comfort and Despair50 min
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?
Episode 4The Loved Boy50 min
Shakespeare wishes for his son Hamnet to have everything, despite disapproval from the rest of his family.
Episode 5Rebellion's Masterpiece50 min
Shakespeare is drawn into the dangerous political intrigues of Robert Devereux the Second Earl of Essex.