The day of Will's son Hamnet's confirmation is approaching and Anne has made sure it has been in Will's diary for months. The only problem is this also turns out to be the night of the first ever London Theatre Awards, and what with Will being the greatest writer of all time, and what with all the other theatre companies in London being closed all year because of the plague, Will reckons he may be in with a chance of a prize.\n\nAnd there is another dilemma - if Will does go the London Theatre Awards who is going to be his plus one? He has heard that his favourite dark lady, Emilia Laier, may be free that evening. But as Will wrestles with the temptation of the London theatre there is a far bigger threat to his family's happiness lurking in the wings.
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A Crow Christmas Carol
It is a bleak midwinter in the Shakespeare household as the family comes to terms with a cruel loss. But when a mysterious stranger offers to share with Will a tale of redemptio ...
06-12-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: 1. Star Crossed Lovers
Comedy starring David Mitchell as William Shakespeare. Will starts to make a name for himself in London while also trying to be a husband and father for his family in Stratford- ...
08-11-2023
BBC 2
A Christmas Crow
In this festive 40-minute episode of Ben Elton's Shakespearean situation comedy, Will has promised his wife Anne that he will be home in good time for a quiet Christmas with jus ...
23-12-2021
BBC 2
Lockdown Christmas 1603
The plague has hit London, and as Christmas approaches, Will and Kate are in wave fifteen of state-enforced home confinement together in Will’s London lodgings. As Kate fi ...
21-12-2020
BBC 2
Series 3: 6. Go On And I Will Follow
The day of Will's son Hamnet's confirmation is approaching and Anne has made sure it has been in Will's diary for months. The only problem is this also turns out to be the night ...
03-10-2018
BBC 2
Series 3: 5. The Most Unkindest Cut Of All
Will has decided to write a play about the life of Julius Caesar. The only problem is how to deal with his assassination. After all Her Majesty is not likely to approve of any p ...
26-09-2018
BBC 2
Series 3: 4. Sigh No More
With the great fug making London too smelly to stay in, Will and his friends have all come to Stratford. Will hopes for some peace and quiet so he can write but with Kate and Ma ...
19-09-2018
BBC 2
Series 3: 4. Sigh No More
With the great fug making London too smelly to stay in, Will and his friends have all come to Stratford. Will hopes for some peace and quiet so he can write but with Kate and Ma ...
19-09-2018
BBC 2
Series 3: 5. The Most Unkindest Cut Of All
Will has decided to write a play about the life of Julius Caesar. The only problem is how to deal with his assassination. After all Her Majesty is not likely to approve of any p ...
26-09-2018
BBC 2
Series 1: 1. Star Crossed Lovers
Comedy starring David Mitchell as William Shakespeare. Will starts to make a name for himself in London while also trying to be a husband and father for his family in Stratford- ...
08-11-2023
BBC 2
5. What Bloody Man Is That?
The plague leads Will and his friends to escape to the family home in Stratford. On the way, they meet three witches who have some surprising predictions to make about Will's fu ...
06-06-2016
BBC 2