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Comedy about William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London.

Comedy about William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London while also trying to be a good husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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David Mitchell

Margaret Clunie

Dominic Coleman

Tim Downie

Harry Enfield

Jocelyn Jee Esien

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Mark Heap

Spencer Jones

Jacopo Menicagli

Helen Monks

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Upstart Crow: Series 2: Episode 3: I Did Adore a Twinkling Star

I Did Adore a Twinkling Star

Episode 3

Episode 3: I Did Adore a Twinkling Star

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Will has to write a romance set in an exotic foreign location. Kate falls for Marlowe.

Comedy. As a result of Robert Greene's scheming, Will has to write a romance set in an exotic foreign location. Meanwhile, Kate has fallen for Marlowe.

Will Shakespeare finds himself tricked by his evil nemesis Robert Greene into writing a blood-soaked tragedy for a nobleman who only really likes romances set in exotic foreign locations. Suddenly Will needs to write a whole new play and he's all out of ideas. 

Meanwhile, Marlowe is taking Italian lessons from Kate, and they seem to have developed something of a soft spot for each other. He is off to Verona on a spy mission and Kate is going to miss him dreadfully. Her noisy pining for him is turning out to be pretty distracting until Will hits on a way to kill two birds with one stone - help Kate stay close to Marlowe, and get inspiration for his new play! 

Will, Kate and Bottom set sail for Verona. But is there a happy ending in store for anyone? And back in Stratford, is Will's suggestion of dressing up as a boy really the best way for his daughter Susannah to get close to the boy she fancies?

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