Programme Index

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 2^nd Oct 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Thu 23^rd Nov 2023, 21:55 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

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Comedy. Will has invented a musical and needs help from the greatest songwriter of the age: Thomas Morley. However, success looks far from guaranteed. Show more

Contributors

Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Thomas Morley:: Noel Fielding
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Kydd:: Mark Phoenix
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steven Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Spencer:: Andrew Bicknell
Nashe:: Simon Coleman
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Upstart Crow

Series 2

Episode 1: The Green-Eyed Monster

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 11^th Sep 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 11^th Sep 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two HD

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Shakespearean sitcom. When a dashing African Prince comes to town by the name of Otello, Will sees a way to make a favourable impression amongst the gentry. Show more

Contributors

Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Otello:: Steve Toussaint
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

Series 3

Episode 5: The Most Unkindest Cut of All

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 26^th Sep 2018, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Wed 26^th Sep 2018, 20:30 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

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Shakespearean sitcom. Will writes a new play about Julius Caesar and the players indulge in some backstage backstabbing. Show more

Contributors

Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
Toby:: Beattie Edmondson
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Longinus:: Ola Orebiyi
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steve Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

Series 2

Episode 2: I Know Thee Not, Old Man

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 18^th Sep 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 18^th Sep 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two HD

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Comedy. When his terrifying old teacher invites himself to stay, Will is unable to say no even though his presence stirs up some pretty awful memories. Show more

Contributors

Gerty:: Gemma Arrowsmith
Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steven Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Simon Hunt:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Gertrude:: Lizzie Winkler
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

Series 2

Episode 3: I Did Adore a Twinkling Star

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Sep 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 25^th Sep 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two HD

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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. Show more

Contributors

Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Silvia:: Margaret Clunie
Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Valentine:: Jack Fox
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Servant:: Jacopo Menicagli
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steven Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Simon Hunt:: Geoffrey Whitehead
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

Series 2

Episode 5: Beware My Sting!

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 9^th Oct 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Mon 9^th Oct 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two HD

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Shakespearean sitcom. Will is thrilled with his new play, in which a strong woman is crushed into submission by a man. For some reason, Kate is less than impressed. Show more

Contributors

Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steven Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

A Christmas Crow

Duration: 39 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Dec 2017, 20:25 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 23^rd Dec 2021, 18:05 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

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Shakespeare comedy. When Marlowe, Kate and the usually awful Robert Greene look to be facing a miserable Christmas in London, Will's heart gets the better of him. Show more

Contributors

Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steven Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Queen Elizabeth:: Emma Thompson
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Upstart Crow

Series 3

Episode 1: Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be!

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 29^th Aug 2018, 20:30 on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: Wed 29^th Aug 2018, 20:30 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

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Shakespearean sitcom. Will has a problem with A Midsummer Night's Dream, a love potion and a donkey head. Show more

Contributors

Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Puck:: Ken Nwosu
Lord Egeus:: Nigel Planer
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steve Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

Series 3

Episode 3: If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed?

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 12^th Sep 2018, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Wed 12^th Sep 2018, 20:30 on BBC Two HD

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Shakespearean sitcom. A brilliant new actor has some surprising views about the authorship of Will's plays. Show more

Contributors

Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Wolf Hall:: Ben Miller
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steve Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Rodney:: Thomas Smith
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

Series 3

Episode 4: Sigh No More

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 19^th Sep 2018, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Sep 2018, 20:30 on BBC Two HD

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Shakespearean sitcom. When Kate stands in for Sue at a masked ball it causes problems. Will's ingenious solution doesn't quite work out as planned. Show more

Contributors

Margaret:: Bessie Coates
Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
Sergeant Dogberry:: Adrian Edmondson
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Claude:: Brandon Fellows
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steve Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Don John:: Joshua Wichard
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

Series 3

Episode 6: Go On and I Will Follow

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Oct 2018, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Wed 3^rd Oct 2018, 20:30 on BBC Two HD

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Shakespearean sitcom. As Will wrestles with temptation a bigger threat to his family lurks in the wings. Show more

Contributors

Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Emelia Laier:: Montserrat Lombard
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steve Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

BBC One

Duration: 49 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 30^th Dec 2017, 19:10 on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: Tue 20^th Dec 2022, 16:25 on BBC One Nightlight

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Blacklisted by the BBC, the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society do not take their ban lying down and force themselves back on the BBC by hijacking a production of A Christmas Carol. Show more

Contributors

Scrooge:: Derek Jacobi
Aunt Diana:: Diana Rigg
Chris:: Henry Shields
Dennis:: Jonathan Sayer
Jonathan:: Greg Tannahill
Robert:: Henry Lewis
Max:: Dave Hearn
Sandra:: Charlie Russell
Annie:: Nancy Zamit
Trevor:: Chris Leask
Lucy:: Ellie Morris
Receptionist:: Bryony Corrigan
Attendant:: Matt Cavendish
Orphan Child:: Harriet Mae Webb
Director:: Adam Meggido
Herself:: Naga Munchetty
Producer:: Alex Walsh-Taylor
Director:: Richard Boden
Executive Producer:: Steven Canny
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman
Executive Producer:: Mark Bentley
Executive Producer:: Kenny Wax

Genres

Entertainment

Formats

Performances & Events

Upstart Crow

Series 2

Episode 6: Sweet Sorrow

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 16^th Oct 2017, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Tue 5^th Dec 2023, 22:00 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

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Shakespeare comedy. Romeo and Juliet is finally finished and the only problem now is who will play the young lovers. Show more

Contributors

Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Southampton:: Adam Harley
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Gussie:: Dominic Herman-Day
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steven Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

Series 3

Episode 2: Wild Laughter in the Throat of Death

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Sep 2018, 20:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Wed 5^th Sep 2018, 20:30 on BBC Two HD

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Sitcom. Will has been working on his masterpiece. His friends say it's his best comedy yet, but Will insists Hamlet isn't meant to be funny. Show more

Contributors

Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Sir Francis Bacon:: Peter Hamilton Dyer
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steve Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Earl of Oxford:: Dan Tetsell
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Hamnet Shakespeare:: Joe Willis
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Series

Upstart Crow

A Crow Christmas Carol

Duration: 39 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 25^th Dec 2018, 20:35 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Thu 21^st Dec 2023, 23:05 on BBC Two Northern Ireland

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Shakespearian comedy. Things get Dickensian when a mysterious stranger inspires Will to get Greene to mend his evil ways with the help of three Christmas spirits. Show more

Contributors

Colin / The Stranger:: Kenneth Branagh
Ephie Watkins:: Lily Cole
Condell:: Dominic Coleman
Kit Marlowe:: Tim Downie
John Shakespeare:: Harry Enfield
Lucy:: Jocelyn Jee Esien
Mrs Scratchit:: Hannah-Jane Fox
Robert Greene:: Mark Heap
Kempe:: Spencer Jones
Will Shakespeare:: David Mitchell
Susanna Shakespeare:: Helen Monks
Bottom:: Rob Rouse
Burbage:: Steven Speirs
Anne Shakespeare:: Liza Tarbuck
Job Scratchit:: Karl Theobald
Kate:: Gemma Whelan
Mary Shakespeare:: Paula Wilcox
Judith Shakespeare:: Rosanna Beacock
Tiny Todge:: Luka Petrovic
Writer:: Ben Elton
Director:: Richard Boden
Producer:: Gareth Edwards
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman

Genres

ComedySitcoms

Brand

Famalam

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 22 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 27^th May 2019, 22:35 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 16^th Jun 2023, 02:05 on BBC Three

Available for 4 months

Catching up with our favourite competitive Aunties, previewing the latest Nollywood reality show, and discovering what happens when you express your real feelings about Beyoncé. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Vivienne Acheampong
Actor:: Gbemisola Ikumelo
Actor:: Samson Kayo
Actor:: John Macmillan
Actor:: Tom Moutchi
Actor:: Akemnji Ndifornyen
Actor:: Roxy Sternberg
Actor:: Kieran Hodgson
Director:: Tom Marshall
Producer:: Akemnji Ndifornyen
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman
Executive Producer:: Ben Caudell

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

Series

Famalam

Series 2

Episode 3

Duration: 22 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Jun 2019, 22:35 on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: Fri 23^rd Jun 2023, 01:10 on BBC Three HD

Available for 4 months

Nollywood icon Babatunde Warrington gives an acting masterclass, and Peter traumatises his long-suffering wife with his social media addiction. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Vivienne Acheampong
Actor:: Gbemisola Ikumelo
Actor:: Samson Kayo
Actor:: John Macmillan
Actor:: Tom Moutchi
Actor:: Akemnji Ndifornyen
Actor:: Roxy Sternberg
Actor:: Kieran Hodgson
Director:: Tom Marshall
Producer:: Akemnji Ndifornyen
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman
Executive Producer:: Ben Caudell

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

Series

Famalam

Series 2

Episode 4

Duration: 22 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 17^th Jun 2019, 22:35 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 23^rd Jun 2023, 01:35 on BBC Three HD

Available for 4 months

An overprotective boyfriend meets his match, Scribbler P gives us an important lesson on Black British music history, and undercover reporter Sandra attempts to catch a wasteman. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Vivienne Acheampong
Actor:: Gbemisola Ikumelo
Actor:: Samson Kayo
Actor:: John Macmillan
Actor:: Tom Moutchi
Actor:: Akemnji Ndifornyen
Actor:: Roxy Sternberg
Actor:: Kieran Hodgson
Director:: Tom Marshall
Producer:: Akemnji Ndifornyen
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman
Executive Producer:: Ben Caudell

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

Series

Famalam

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 21 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 3^rd Jun 2019, 22:35 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 16^th Jun 2023, 02:30 on BBC Three

Available for 4 months

Friends battle it out Hunger Games-style for the ultimate prize, the E19 Posse educate the Stratford Soldiers about gun safety, and a fashion model struggles with an ad campaign. Show more

Contributors

Actor:: Vivienne Acheampong
Actor:: Gbemisola Ikumelo
Actor:: Samson Kayo
Actor:: John Macmillan
Actor:: Tom Moutchi
Actor:: Akemnji Ndifornyen
Actor:: Roxy Sternberg
Actor:: Kieran Hodgson
Director:: Tom Marshall
Producer:: Akemnji Ndifornyen
Executive Producer:: Chris Sussman
Executive Producer:: Ben Caudell

Genres

ComedySketch

Brand

Series