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Shakespeare as a desperate hack? The Bard would hate this—and secretly love it.
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Upstart Crow (2016)

Blackadder's smarter cousinperiod-piece chaoswordplay warfare

Latest Episode

Go On and I Will Follow
7.030 min

Season 3 • Episode 6

Latest

Go On and I Will Follow

Oct 3, 2018

As Will wrestles with temptation a bigger threat to his family lurks in the wings.

Overview

ComedyDrama

Comedy about the life and times of William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, whilst also trying to balance life as a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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Content warning
satire16th centuryenglandsitcom

Standout Aspects

Writing

Ben Elton's pun density should be illegal. It isn't. Thank god.

Acting

David Mitchell's perpetual exasperation is a national treasure.

Best for:Solo: When you need clever laughs and zero commitment.·Binge: Eighteen episodes of pure, unhinged Elizabethan roast sessions.
Ben Elton

Creator

Ben Elton

First AiredMay 9, 2016
StatusCanceled

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Seasons3·Episodes18
BBC Two

Top Cast

David Mitchell

David Mitchell

Will Shakespeare

Liza Tarbuck

Liza Tarbuck

Anne Hathaway

Spencer Jones

Spencer Jones

Kempe

Helen Monks

Helen Monks

Susannah

Gemma Whelan

Gemma Whelan

Kate

Steve Speirs

Steve Speirs

Burbage

Dominic Coleman

Dominic Coleman

Condell

Tim Downie

Tim Downie

Marlowe

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Cultural

The title comes from real playwright Robert Greene's actual 1592 diss calling Shakespeare an 'upstart crow.' Elton weaponized a 400-year-old subtweet.

Trivia

The 2020 lockdown special 'The Crow Christmas Carol' was filmed entirely from actors' homes—making it somehow even more chaotically intimate than the main series.

YouTube

Upstart Crow: Trailer - BBC Two

Upstart Crow: Trailer - BBC Two

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