Upstart Crow

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David Mitchell (Peep Show) stars as a self-important Shakespeare in this funny, fictionalized sitcom about the Bard's beginnings and family life.

  • Comedy
  • Year 2016 - 2020
  • 5 Seasons

Fancy some festive fun? Then don’t miss the first ever Christmas Special from this sharp, Shakespearean situation comedy. Featuring Emma Thompson as Queen Elizabeth, join the Bard with bells on for seasonal cheer in Stratford.

  1. Year: 2017
  • Cast

  • Kenneth Branagh

    Colin / The Stranger

  • Lily Cole

    Ephie Watkins

  • Dominic Coleman

    Condell

  • Tim Downie

    Kit Marlowe

  • Harry Enfield

    John Shakespeare

  • Jocelyn Jee Esien

    Lucy

  • Hannah-Jane Fox

    Mrs Scratchit

  • Mark Heap

    Robert Greene

  • Spencer Jones

    Kempe

  • David Mitchell

    Will Shakespeare

  • Helen Monks

    Susanna Shakespeare

  • Rob Rouse

    Bottom

  • Steven Speirs

    Burbage

  • Liza Tarbuck

    Anne Shakespeare

  • Karl Theobald

    Job Scratchit

  • Gemma Whelan

    Kate

  • Paula Wilcox

    Mary Shakespeare

  • Rosanna Beacock

    Judith Shakespeare

  • Luka Petrovic

    Tiny Todge

  • Emma Thompson

    Queen Elizabeth

  • Joe Willis

    Hamnet Shakespeare

  • Crew

  • Richard Boden

    Director

  • Gareth Edwards

    Producer

  • Chris Sussman

    Producer

  • Ben Elton

    Writer