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Upstart Crow

7.32016– · 3 seasons · 18 episodes

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Comedy about the life and times of William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, whilst also trying to balance life as a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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David Mitchell

Will Shakespeare

Liza Tarbuck

Anne Hathaway

Spencer Jones

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Helen Monks

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Gemma Whelan

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Steve Speirs

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Dominic Coleman

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