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Upstart Crow

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2016-2020
4 Seasons
Comedy, Documentary
TV-PG

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Satirical sitcom about how friends, family, historical circumstances, and his arch-rival Robert Greene, who first coined the derogatory term "upstart crow", influenced William Shakespeare to write his famous plays.

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Cast & Crew See All

David Mitchell

Will

Gemma Whelan

Kate

Rob Rouse

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Season 4 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow: A Lockdown Christmas 1603

Stuck in the run-up to Christmas during the fifteenth wave of enforced confinement due to an outbreak of plague, Kate is filling the endless time with baking, painting and DIY haircuts while Will is trying to write a new classic for the new King. Can Will come up with the perfect play? And, far from their loved ones in the festive period, can the pair find ways to make merry?

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Awards

2016 - RTS Craft & Design Award - Best Lighting for Multicamera - nominated
2017 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Male Performance in a Comedy Programme - nominated
2016 - Knights of Illumination Award - Lighting Design Television Drama - nominated
2018 - Knights of Illumination Award - Lighting Design Television Drama - winner