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• 2016

• Sitcom
• Comedy

• 15

Summary

Ben Elton sitcom about the life of William Shakespeare with David Mitchell and Harry Enfield. Set in 1592, Shakespeare starts to make a name for himself as a playwright in London.

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7.7/10

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• Sky Store

Credits

Cast

rolenameWill ShakespeareDavid MitchellKateGemma WhelanBottomRob RouseJohn ShakespeareHarry EnfieldRobert GreeneMark HeapKit MarloweTim DownieBurbageSteve SpeirsCondellDominic ColemanKempeSpencer Jones

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rolenameDirectorRichard Boden

Seasons

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Season 101

Season 4

Season 3

Season 2

Season 1

Upstart Crow, A Christmas Crow

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News & features about Upstart Crow

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  How to get Upstart Crow tickets as David Mitchell returns to the West End
  
  David Mitchell and Gemma Whelan return to the West End with the stage comedy about history's most famous playwright.

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  Meet the cast of the Upstart Crow Christmas special
  
  The Bard is locked down with Kate in London in 1603. Will they survive with their dignity intact?

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  When is Upstart Crow Christmas special release date? Cast, plot and when it's on TV
  
  It's Christmas 1603 and Will is suffering through lockdown number 15 as a plague encloaks London.

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  When is the Upstart Crow Christmas special on TV?
  
  David Mitchell’s Shakespearean comedy is back for another Yuletide offering with some big-name guest stars

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  Meet the cast of Upstart Crow: A Christmas Crow
  
  Ben Elton’s Shakespeare comedy features a very special guest for the Christmas edition – Emma Thompson as Elizabeth I

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  What time is Upstart Crow on TV this Christmas?
  
  David Mitchell's Will Shakespeare invites everyone round to Stratford for Christmas dinner - and gets to meet Emma Thompson's Elizabeth I - in a seasonal special

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  Upstart Crow series 3 ends on a surprise note of tragedy with the death of Hamnet
  
  Ben Elton's comedy deals with the real-life death of William Shakespeare’s 11-year-old son

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  Kenneth Branagh and Lily Cole join the cast of Ben Elton’s Shakespeare comedy Upstart Crow
  
  The pair will feature in this year’s Christmas special will which will follow a third series this year

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  Did you spot the Love Actually reference in the Upstart Crow Christmas special?
  
  With Emma Thompson in the cast of A Christmas Crow as Elizabeth I, writer Ben Elton couldn’t resist referencing her Love Actually character Karen

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  David Mitchell’s Shakespeare comedy Upstart Crow gets a third series
  
  Six more episodes plus a 2018 Christmas special are in the works with David Mitchell reprising his role as the famous playwright

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  Upstart Crow writer Ben Elton: Why Shakespeare is ripe for the sitcom treatment
  
  Veteran comedy writer Ben Elton returns with a second series of the Shakespeare comedy starring David Mitchell as the Bard himself

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  David Mitchell reveals there are no plans for beloved BBC comedy to return after 3 seasons
  
  The actor says a potential Upstart Crow revival has been scrapped.

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  A blast from the Blackadder past to return in next week’s Upstart Crow
  
  A familiar face from the Elizabethan era will pop up in the final episode of Ben Elton’s new comedy

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  Upstart Crow will return for a second series plus a Christmas special in 2017
  
  Exclusive: Ben Elton’s comedy is coming back in 2017 with more new plots using works such as Othello, Henry V and The Taming of the Shrew

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  Is Ben Elton’s new Shakespeare comedy Upstart Crow as good as Blackadder?
  
  Ben Dowell takes a look at the new comedy starring David Mitchell as a Bard split between London and a raucous family in Stratford-on-Avon

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  Could Ben Elton’s Shakespeare comedy Upstart Crow be the new Blackadder?
  
  Written by Elton, set in Tudor England, with witty and knowing nods to English cultural and political history, you say? Could this BBC2 show starring David Mitchell be another historical hit?

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  Bob from Blackadder 2 makes a surprise return in the final episode of Upstart Crow
  
  Gabrielle Glaister reprises her role as the cross-dressing Bob in the sixth episode of the Ben Elton-scripted William Shakespeare comedy

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  BBC Radio 2 star and comedy legend confirms exit from radio show after 14 years
  
  "It's been a privilege," Tarbuck said of the role.

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  Gavin & Stacey legend's next TV comedy series is confirmed as they return to BBC
  
  The currently untitled series promises to be "tender" and "special".

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  Blackadder writer "interested" in bringing it back with original play
  
  "Who knows if we could ever make it happen?"

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  David Mitchell's comedy drama Ludwig confirms release date
  
  The six-episode series kicks off very soon.

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  Ludwig star David Mitchell is this week's Radio Times cover star
  
  David Mitchell on unravelling the secrets of the murder mystery - and what irks him about KitKats, Cluedo and subtitles!

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  Blackadder's Ben Elton reveals how Stephen Fry responded to his "few-holds-barred" portrayal in new memoir
  
  Author, comedian and dramatist Ben Elton found writing his autobiography therapeutic – but will the many famous friends he mentions agree?

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  Ludwig season 2 cast: David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin star
  
  David Mitchell returns as the title character in the comedic detective show's second season.

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