Will Shakespeare
Premiered: Jun 13, 1978 | 1 seasons | 6 episodes
Popularity: 2
| Creator: | John Mortimer |
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| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Curry | William Shakespeare | 6 |
| Paul Freeman | Dick Burbage | 6 |
| John Normington | Alex Cooke | 6 |
| Ron Cook | Jack Rice | 6 |
| Roger Lloyd Pack | Jack Heminge | 6 |
| John McEnery | 3 | |
| Simon MacCorkindale | 1 | |
| Bill Paterson | 1 |