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.
S1E1 · 2023-11-08 · 59m
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.
S1E2 · 2023-11-15 · 59m
As Shakespeare achieves fame and fortune, a political scandal threatens his life and a family tragedy sees him question the cost of his success
S1E3 · 2023-11-22 · 59m
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.
Juliet Stevenson
Narrator
Daniel Boyarsky
Shakespeare
Judi Dench
Self
Helen Mirren
Brian Cox
Dániel Baki
Henry Condell
Mátyás Tóth
Gergõ Bárdi
Will Kempe
Máté Czakó
John Heminges
Gergely Máté Kiss
Richard Burbage
Szomori Béla
Lord Chamberlain
György Somhegyi
Augustine Phillips
