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Series Cast Summary
Laurie Davidson | ... |
William Shakespeare
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Olivia DeJonge | ... |
Alice Burbage
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Ewen Bremner | ... |
Richard Topcliffe
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Mattias Inwood | ... |
Richard Burbage
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Jamie Campbell Bower | ... |
Christopher Marlowe
(10 episodes, 2017)
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William Houston | ... |
Kemp
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Colm Meaney | ... |
James Burbage
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Geoffrey Freshwater | ... |
Barnaby Smith
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Jamie Beamish | ... |
Augustine Phillips
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Cristian Valle | ... |
Antonio Swaarvey
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Adam Galbraith | ... |
Thomas Dalglesh
(10 episodes, 2017)
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James Berkery | ... |
Jeremy Nightstand
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Kenneth Collard | ... |
Justice Young
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Jonathan Jaynes | ... |
Astor Blunt
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Benny Maslov | ... |
Tye Brewster
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Ash Mukherjee | ... |
Bryce Flintock
(10 episodes, 2017)
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James T. Bowman | ... |
Globe Theatre Lyrist
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Perran Pryor | ... |
SA
(10 episodes, 2017)
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Lukas Rolfe | ... |
Presto
(9 episodes, 2017)
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Max Bennett | ... |
Robert Southwell
(9 episodes, 2017)
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Nancy Carroll | ... |
Ellen Burbage
(9 episodes, 2017)
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Clive Rowe | ... |
Boxman
(9 episodes, 2017)
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Abigail Hardingham | ... |
Moll
(9 episodes, 2017)
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Connor Sullivan | ... |
Loud Audience Member
(9 episodes, 2017)
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Shane Zaza | ... |
Autolycus Brewit
(8 episodes, 2017)
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George Sear | ... |
Billy Cooper
(7 episodes, 2017)
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Gerald Tyler | ... |
Ross
(7 episodes, 2017)
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Edward Hayter | ... |
Thomas Walsingham
(7 episodes, 2017)
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Leon Annor | ... |
Marcus (Oyster Seller)
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(6 episodes, 2017)
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Kedar Williams-Stirling | ... |
Owen
(6 episodes, 2017)
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Tadhg Murphy | ... |
Baxter
(6 episodes, 2017)
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Kyle Rees | ... |
Neemes
(6 episodes, 2017)
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Michael Nardone | ... |
Edward Arden
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(6 episodes, 2017)
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Pino Maiello | ... |
Market trader
(6 episodes, 2017)
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Jasmin Savoy Brown | ... |
Emilia Bassano
(5 episodes, 2017)
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Nicholas Farrell | ... |
Sir Francis Walsingham
(5 episodes, 2017)
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Lorraine Bruce | ... |
Mistress Harding
(5 episodes, 2017)
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Kristy Philipps | ... |
Apelina
(5 episodes, 2017)
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Jack Brady | ... |
Jack
(4 episodes, 2017)
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Julian Sands | ... |
Barrett Emerson
(4 episodes, 2017)
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Michael Elwyn | ... |
Lord Hunsdon
(4 episodes, 2017)
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Kayla Meikle | ... |
Paulina (Barmaid)
(4 episodes, 2017)
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Zubin Varla | ... |
Edward Kelly
(4 episodes, 2017)
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Stevie Smudge | ... |
Stage Hand
(4 episodes, 2017)
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Vyvyan Smart | ... |
Priest
(4 episodes, 2017)
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Leonardo Dickens | ... |
Hamnet Shakespeare
(3 episodes, 2017)
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Deirdre Mullins | ... |
Anne Shakespeare
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(3 episodes, 2017)
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Cleopatra Dickens | ... |
Judith Shakespeare
(3 episodes, 2017)
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Phoebe Austen | ... |
Susanne Shakespeare
(3 episodes, 2017)
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Nick Cornwall | ... |
Jailer
(3 episodes, 2017)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- TNT (World-wide)
Special Effects
- Double Negative (DNEG) (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Altor Security (security company)
- BCD Entertainment Travel (travel services)
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- Datasat Media (location internet)
- Soundtrack New York (adr facility)
- Universal Extras (extras casting)
- Vivid Rental (Post-production Facilities)
- Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (sound post-production)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Tells the wild story of young William Shakespeare's arrival onto the punk-rock theater scene in 16th-century London: the seductive, violent world in which his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics, and raucous sideshows. It's described as a contemporary version of Shakespeare's life, played to a modern soundtrack that exposes all his recklessness, lustful temptations, and brilliance. Attracted to Will's naive genius is Alice Burbage, the talented, beautiful, rebellious daughter of James Burbage, the carpenter with a vision to build the first theater in London since Roman times. Despite being an impresario's daughter, Alice is forbidden by society from pursuing a career in the theatre. Her brother Richard Burbage is innately talented, but too much in love with himself and prone to overact. A chance encounter at the theatre leads him to team up with Will in what would soon become the greatest actor-writer partnership the world has ever seen. Rounding out Will's cast of characters are playwright, poet, and rival Christopher Marlowe and wealthy, notorious Catholic-hunter Richard Topcliffe. |
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Trivia | Filmed in South Wales See more » |