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Will Shakespeare

Will Shakespeare, also known as Life of Shakespeare and William Shakespeare: His Life & Times, was a 1978 historical drama series created and written by John Mortimer. Broadcast in six parts, the series is a dramatisation of the life and times of the great poet William Shakespeare played by Tim Curry, and was co-produced by Lew Grade's ATV and RAI and distributed internationally by ITC. The two production companies had collaborated successfully before on Jesus of Nazareth the previous year.

1978 |1 Season  | 50m |  

Cast

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Tim Curry

William Shakespeare

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Paul Freeman

Dick Burbage

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John Normington

Alex Cooke

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Ron Cook

Jack Rice

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Roger Lloyd Pack

Jack Heminge

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Creator

John Mortimer

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

ITV1