Will Shakespeare (TV series)
- Will Shakespeare (TV series)
Infobox ITC
show_name = Will Shakespeare
show_name_2 = Life of Shakespeare
format = Historical drama
runtime = 50 minutes
creator = John Mortimer
starring = Tim Curry
country = UK
network = ATV
first_aired = June 13, 1978
last_aired = July 18, 1978
num_episodes = 6
company = ITC Entertainment, RAI
"Will Shakespeare", also known as "Life of Shakespeare", was a 1978 historical drama series created and written by John Mortimer. Broadcast in six parts, the series is a dramatisation of the life of William Shakespeare, and was co-produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment and RAI. The two production companies had collaborated successfully before on "Jesus of Nazareth" the previous year.
Cast
* Tim Curry as William Shakespeare
* Ian McShane as Christopher Marlowe
* Nicholas Clay as the Earl of Southampton
* Paul Freeman as Dick Burbage
Writing
Each episode was based around the creation of a single play, and the idea of Shakespeare's real life experiences influencing his writing was used as the central plot device.[cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1140675/index.html |title=Will Shakespeare (1978) |accessdate=2008-04-20 |author=Michael Brooke |publisher=BFI] As there are few known facts about the life of Shakespeare, Mortimer embellished upon known stories or legends about the playwright's life. These included a supposed apprenticeship with Christopher Marlowe and a homosexual relationship with the Earl of Southampton.]Mortimer also invented a character whom the Dark Lady of Shakespeare's sonnets was supposedly based upon. The wife of a judge, she falls in love with Shakespeare after seeing his performance as Tybalt in "Romeo and Juliet", adding a secondary storyline elaborating on the British class divide.
Video release
The series was released on home video under the title "William Shakespeare, His Life and Times".[cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075526/ |title=Life of Shakespeare (1978) |accessdate=2008-04-20 |publisher=IMDB] ]References
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