Will Shakespeare
Limited Series 1978 · 6 eps · ★ 10.0 · Drama
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A dramatisation of the life of famed playwright William Shakespeare from 1590 to 1607.
Created by John Mortimer
Network: ITV1
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Tim Curry William Shakespeare -
Paul Freeman Dick Burbage -
John Normington Alex Cooke - R Ronald Herdman Sam Crosse
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Ron Cook Jack Rice -
Roger Lloyd Pack Jack Heminge -
Richard Cordery Henry Condell -
Derek Royle William Kempe -
Michael Hadley Augustine Phillips -
Nicholas Clay 'Hal', The Earl of Southampton -
John McEnery Hamnet Sadler - M Matthew Taylor Hercules
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