Will Shakespeare

How did a young lad from Stratford-upon-Avon achieve unimaginable success as a playwright in London? And what obstacles did he have to overcome along the way? Follow the great Bard's path to fame in this thoroughly entertaining six-part dramatic mini-series starring Emmy® Award-winner Tim Curry (The Hunt for Red October, Clue) as Will, and Ian McShane (Lovejoy, Deadwood, Disraeli) as the ill-fated Christopher Marlowe. You'll delight in the lively script by Sir John Mortimer (Rumpole of the Bailey) and the sumptuous production, which takes you back to the sights and sounds of Elizabethan England.