A dramatisation of the life of famed playwright William Shakespeare from 1590 to 1607.
6/13/1978
Queen Elizabeth I rules the country and Christopher Marlowe rules the theatre. From Stratford-upon-Avon, a young man called William Shakespeare arrives in London determined to match Marlowe as poet and playwright.
6/20/1978
As England lies ravaged by plague, Shakespeare has usurped Marlowe as playwright of the day.
6/27/1978
Will Shakespeare produces the greatest play about young love - Romeo and Juliet. But what of his own love? Who is the 'dark lady' he adores and curses in his sonnets?
7/4/1978
Shakespeare wishes for his son Hamnet to have everything, despite disapproval from the rest of his family.
7/11/1978
Shakespeare is drawn into the dangerous political intrigues of Robert Devereux the Second Earl of Essex.
7/18/1978
Queen Elizabeth dies and King James succeeds her to the throne. What does the future hold for Will Shakespeare and for the actors who bring his plays to life?
