Seasons & Episodes
Star Crossed Lovers
Episode one sees Will struggle to find inspiration for Romeo while having to deal with an angry actor, a very annoying h
The Play's the Thing
Just when Will’s controversial new play is about to be presented to Queen Elizabeth, it goes missing. As the finger of
The Apparel Proclaims The Man
Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to a high-society party hosted by Lord Southampton, but is unsure
Love is Not Love
Will has completed his final sonnet and senses literary immortality just around the corner. But will the fair youth and
What Bloody Man is That?
The plague leads Will and his friends to escape to the family home in Stratford. On the way, they meet three witches who
The Quality of Mercy
When Will's savings go missing, he is forced to make an unusual bargain with his rival. Kate's frustration with the lack
The Green Eyed Monster
When a dashing African Prince comes to town, Will decides to befriend him.
I Know Thee Not, Old Man
When his old teacher invites himself to stay, Will must confront some awful memories.
I Did Adore a Twinkling Star
Will has to write a romance set in an exotic foreign location Kate has fallen for Marlowe.
Food of Love
Will Shakespeare has invented an amazing new dramatic form: the greatest hits musical.
Beware My Sting!
The women in Will's life are not impressed with his play about a strong woman humiliated.
Sweet Sorrow
Will's finished Romeo and Juliet but now there's competition over who will play Juliet.
Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be!
Will needs inspiration for his new play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Meanwhile how can he get hold of some love potion, an
Wild Laughter in the Throat of Death
Will Shakespeare has been working on his masterpiece. His friends tell him it's his greatest comedy yet, but Will insist
If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed?
London is full of anti-immigrant rioting. Will looks forward to an age when such sentiments are long-gone, but in the me
Sigh No More
When Kate stands in for Sue at the masked ball she accidentally sets off a chain of events that leaves Sue humiliated by
The Most Unkindest Cut of All
Will's troupe plot against each other, but his defusing of the situation helps give him a better idea for his new play a
Go On and I Will Follow
As Will wrestles with temptation a bigger threat to his family lurks in the wings.