Will Shakespeare Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch
Premiered
Tuesday, June 13, 1978
Ended: Tuesday, July 18, 1978
When does Will Shakespeare Season 1 come out?
Will Shakespeare Season 1 premiered Tuesday, June 13, 1978 on ITV1 and ended Tuesday, July 18, 1978. The season has 6 episodes.
A dramatisation of the life of famed playwright William Shakespeare from 1590 to 1607.
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Will Shakespeare Season 1 release schedule
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1. Dead Shepherd 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. |
Tuesday · 48 years ago |
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2. Alms for Oblivion As England lies ravaged by plague, Shakespeare has usurped Marlowe as playwright of the day. |
Tuesday · 48 years ago |
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3. Of Comfort and Despair 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? |
Tuesday · 48 years ago |
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4. The Loved Boy Shakespeare wishes for his son Hamnet to have everything, despite disapproval from the rest of his family. |
Tuesday · 48 years ago |
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5. Rebellion's Masterpiece Shakespeare is drawn into the dangerous political intrigues of Robert Devereux the Second Earl of Essex. |
Tuesday · 48 years ago |
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6. The Living Record Finale Queen Elizabeth dies and King James succeeds her to the throne. What does the future hold for Will Shakespeare and for the actors who bring his plays to life? |
Tuesday · 48 years ago |
Will Shakespeare Season 1 guest stars
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Derek Royle
William Kempe
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Michael Hadley
Augustine Phillips
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Nicholas Clay
'Hal', The Earl of Southampton
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John McEnery
Hamnet Sadler
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Matthew Taylor
Hercules
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Ian McShane
Christopher Marlowe
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André Morell
Edward Alleyn
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Simon Rouse
Ingram Frizer
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John Bailey
Sir Francis Walsingham
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Simon MacCorkindale
Sir Thomas Walsingham
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Robert O'Mahoney
Robert Poley
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Geraldine Moffat
Eleanor Bull
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Vera Jakob
Widow Braxton
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David Foxxe
Tom
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Shirley Cheriton
Kate
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John Labanowski
Nicholas Skeres
Will Shakespeare Season 1 FAQ
When does Will Shakespeare Season 1 come out?
Will Shakespeare Season 1 premiered Tuesday, June 13, 1978 on ITV1.
How many episodes are in Will Shakespeare Season 1?
Will Shakespeare Season 1 has 6 episodes.
Are new episodes of Will Shakespeare Season 1 released weekly?
New episodes are released weekly.
When is the Will Shakespeare Season 1 finale?
The Will Shakespeare Season 1 finale (Episode 6) aired Tuesday, July 18, 1978.
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