Will Shakespeare

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

June 13, 1978

Last aired

July 18, 1978

Episodes

6

Network

ITV1

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Creator

John Mortimer