Episode guide
Upstart Crow: Series 1
6 episodes · first aired May 9, 2016
It's 1592 and Will Shakespeare is at the beginning of his career. His early work is looked down on by the literary establishment, and he's not taken seriously at home. Follow the Bard's fictional early life and the rather surprising stories about where his best ideas came from.
- 1 Star Crossed Lovers May 9, 2016 · 30m Episode one sees Will struggle to find inspiration for Romeo while having to deal with an angry actor, a very annoying house-guest and his family’s not terribly helpful script suggestions.
- 2 The Play's the Thing May 16, 2016 · 30m Just when Will’s controversial new play is about to be presented to Queen Elizabeth, it goes missing. As the finger of suspicion points to his best friend Marlowe, can Will come up with a…
- 3 The Apparel Proclaims The Man May 23, 2016 · 30m Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to a high-society party hosted by Lord Southampton, but is unsure what a poorly-educated country boy should wear to one of London's…
- 4 Love is Not Love May 30, 2016 · 30m Will has completed his final sonnet and senses literary immortality just around the corner. But will the fair youth and the dark lady like them as much as he hopes? And is Anne likely to…
- 5 What Bloody Man is That? Jun 6, 2016 · 30m 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 future…
- 6 The Quality of Mercy Jun 13, 2016 · 30m When Will's savings go missing, he is forced to make an unusual bargain with his rival. Kate's frustration with the lack of roles for women leads her to make a dramatic intervention.