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Airdate: Upstart Crow

Ben Elton's fictional account of the Shakespeare’s early career is coming to ABC Comedy.

Ben Elton comedy, Upstart Crow, a fictional account of the Shakespeare’s early career, is coming to ABC Comedy.

It stars David Mitchell as Will Shakespeare, plus Harry Enfield, Liza Tarbuck, Gemma Whelan & Mark Heap.

This premiered in the UK in May 2016 with a second and third series both approved.

It’s 1592 and Will Shakespeare is just at the beginning of his career. His early work is looked down on by the literary establishment, and he’s not taken seriously at home. Will feels like he’s a great playwright in the making, if only he could catch a break. And his troubles don’t stop there. Will is under pressure to churn out more work, undermined by his snooty rival Robert Greene, and his badly-behaved parents are living in his house. As he struggles to make his name, Will mislays a nearly treasonous masterpiece, gets tricked into wearing a very embarrassing pair of tights, has a spot of bother with the wife over some sonnets, and meets three witches who predict great things for him. Packed with sparkling wordplay, Upstart Crow pays fitting comic tribute to the greatest writer in the history of the English language – and reveals some rather surprising stories about where his best ideas came from …

9:30pm Friday February 2nd on ABC Comedy.

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