Documentary
Drama
Love, conflict, family - nobody's done it better. Acting legends reflect on the greatest writer who ever lived – and the dangerous, exciting world that ignited his creativity.
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Wed,
22 Nov, 2023
S1.E3Treason and Mortality
In the fallout of the Gunpowder Plot, a family scandal threatens Shakespeare’s reputation. Creating his most epic and tragic work yet, his legacy is at risk of being lost forever.
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Wed,
08 Nov, 2023
S1.E1Ambition and Chaos
Shakespeare waves goodbye to his family to follow his dream of becoming a playwright. He enters a world of plague, rivalry and every possible kind of danger.
Juliet Stevenson
Narrator
Daniel Boyarsky
Shakespeare
Judi Dench
Self
Helen Mirren
Self
Brian Cox
Self
Dániel Baki
Henry Condell
Gergõ Bárdi
Will Kempe
Máté Czakó
John Heminges
Gergely Máté Kiss
Richard Burbage
Szomori Béla
Lord Chamberlain
György Somhegyi
Augustine Phillips
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