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Will Shakespeare(1978)

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Overview

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.

Series Cast

Tim Curry photo

Tim Curry

William Shakespeare

Paul Freeman photo

Paul Freeman

Dick Burbage

John Normington photo

John Normington

Alex Cooke

Ron Cook photo

Ron Cook

Jack Rice

Ronald Herdman photo

Ronald Herdman

Sam Crosse

Roger Lloyd Pack photo

Roger Lloyd Pack

Jack Heminge

Show Stats

StatusEnded

NetworkITV1

TypeScripted

Original LanguageEnglish

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