Upstart Crow

Will wants to up his family’s social standing, so when a Moorish Prince comes to town he plans to use him to impress the nobility. But things go very awry when a hanky gets into the wrong hands.

When Will’s bullying former school teacher invites himself to stay Will has to confront the demons of his childhood, but it soon turns out there’s a lot more at stake, including Will’s life.

Will has to write a romance set in an exotic foreign location. Meanwhile Kate has fallen for Marlowe but he’s off to an exotic foreign location. Is inspiration on the way? All aboard for Verona!

Will’s invented an amazing new dramatic form: the musical! Problem is he needs the help of the greatest songwriter of the age, Thomas Morley, and he’s got some ideas of his own.

Will’s pleased with his new play The Taming of the Shrew. But for some reason the story of a strong-willed lady humiliated by a man doesn’t go down well with any of the women in Will’s life.

Will has finished Romeo and Juliet but now there’s a lot of competition for who will play Juliet. Kate feels the part should be hers. If only ladyacting weren’t against the law.

David Mitchell stars in a special episode of Ben Elton's Shakespearean comedy guest starring Emma Thompson as the Queen. Will's hopes of a quiet family Christmas go very wrong very fast. But why has Robert Greene suddenly turned all nice?