David Mitchell stars in Ben Elton's Shakespeare sitcom.

Will is off to Stratford to get some serious writing done, but when Simon Hunt, his terrifying old schoolteacher, invites himself to stay, Will is unable to say no even though his presence stirs up some pretty awful memories of the classroom.

Meanwhile, Marlowe and Greene are also up in Warwickshire hunting for a Roman Catholic spy. Could there be any connection with Hunt? Will's mum Mary certainly hopes so - she has never quite stopped believing in the church of Rome - but his dad certainly doesn't. Will finds himself having to juggle the presence of Catholic-hunters and a possible Catholic spy and keep himself and his own family safe from being burned at the stake for heresy, while simultaneously coming up with a play about any king called Henry. All in all, it turns out to be quite a challenge... Show less