Shakespeare Rise of a Genius
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Shakespeare Rise of a Genius

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How a glovers son from rural Stratford became the greatest writer who ever lived.
20231 season
DramaHistorical
DramaHistorical
20231 season
Cast: Jessie BuckleyMartin FreemanBrian Cox
TV-PG
Season 1
3 episodes

  • 1. Episode 1

    1. Episode 1

    TV-PG. William Shakespeare leaves the small rural town of Stratford to pursue his dreams of becoming a playwright in the dangerous, growing metropolis of London.
    TV-PG. William Shakespeare leaves the small rural town of Stratford to pursue his dreams of becoming a playwright in the dangerous, growing metropolis of London.
    TV-PG
    57min
    Nov 7, 2023

  • 2. Episode 2

    2. Episode 2

    TV-PG. A 30 year old Shakespeare is at the top of his game: hes got a job and England's best theatre company, the Lord Chamberlains Men, and the money is rolling in.
    TV-PG. A 30 year old Shakespeare is at the top of his game: hes got a job and England's best theatre company, the Lord Chamberlains Men, and the money is rolling in.
    TV-PG
    58min
    Nov 7, 2023

  • 3. Episode 3

    3. Episode 3

    TV-PG. Shakespeares life and legacy is threatened when the Gunpowder Plot unearths a secret he has worked all his life to bury: his family are Catholics, traitors to the crown.
    TV-PG. Shakespeares life and legacy is threatened when the Gunpowder Plot unearths a secret he has worked all his life to bury: his family are Catholics, traitors to the crown.
    TV-PG
    58min
    Nov 7, 2023
    • Shakespeare Rise of a Genius
    DramaHistorical
    20231 season
    How a glovers son from rural Stratford became the greatest writer who ever lived.
    Creators and Cast
    Producers
    Luke Boneham
    Cast
    Jessie BuckleyMartin FreemanBrian Cox
    Studio
    All3Media
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    Audio languages
    English
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
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