Will Shakespeare

Paul Freeman

Dick Burbage

John Normington

Alex Cooke

Ron Cook

Jack Rice

Roger Lloyd Pack

Jack Heminge

Richard Cordery

Henry Condell

Seasons

Miniseries

6 episodes

Premiered Jun 13, 1978

Episodes

1–6 of 6

Ep 1

Dead Shepherd

Jun 13, 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.

Ep 2

Alms for Oblivion

Jun 20, 1978

As England lies ravaged by plague, Shakespeare has usurped Marlowe as playwright of the day.

Ep 3

Of Comfort and Despair

Jun 27, 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?

Ep 4

The Loved Boy

Jul 4, 1978

Shakespeare wishes for his son Hamnet to have everything, despite disapproval from the rest of his family.

Ep 5

Rebellion's Masterpiece

Jul 11, 1978

Shakespeare is drawn into the dangerous political intrigues of Robert Devereux the Second Earl of Essex.

Ep 6

The Living Record

Jul 18, 1978