Upstart Crow

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  • BBC Two
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1x1
Star-Crossed Lovers
Episode overview
Will struggles 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.
1x2
The Play's the Thing
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Will's controversial new play is about to be presented to Queen Elizabeth, but it goes missing and the finger of suspicion points to his best friend and fellow author KIt Marlowe. The .. show full overview
1x3
The Apparel Proclaims the Man
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Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to Lord Southampton's party. But what should a poorly-educated country boy wear to London's poshest do? And are Sir Robert Greene's .. show full overview
1x4
Love Is Not Love
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Will completes 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 be .. show full overview
1x5
What Bloody Man Is That?
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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, leading to a very serious case of house envy.
1x6
The Quality of Mercy
Episode overview
There is money to be made investing in cargos from the New World, but while Marlowe invests in tobacco and potato products, Will would rather invest in building a new theatre. But when .. show full overview

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