CinemaOSSeries · 2003 · 1 Season

In Search of Shakespeare

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Complete four part series exploring the life of the world's greatest and most famous writer. Presenter-led, mixing travel, adventure, live action interviews and specially shot documentary and live action sequences with the RSC on the road. A history series - it focuses not on the plays, but on the history and sets the life of the poet in the extraordinary times in which he lived. We are introduced to the dark world of Queen Elizabeth's police state - a time of surveillance, militarism and foreign wars. We are reminded that Shakespeare lived through the Spanish Armada, the Gunpowder Plot, the colonisation of the New World and the beginnings of British power in America. But most importantly Shakespeare also lived through England’s Cultural Revolution: an enforced split with the old medieval English spirit world which was to lead the English people into a brave new Protestant future.

Created byMichael Wood

Play
Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
June 28, 2003
Last aired
July 19, 2003
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Network
BBC Two

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
Michael Wood

Michael Wood

Himself - Host

Desmond Barrit

Desmond Barrit

Various

Ray Fearon

Ray Fearon

Various

Fred Melamed

Fred Melamed

Announcer

Julian Glover

Julian Glover

Self

Gregory Doran

Gregory Doran

Self

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Self

Antony Sher

Antony Sher

Self

Creative team
Created by
Michael Wood
Michael Wood
Showrunner
Krishan Arora
Leo Eaton
Written by
Michael Wood
Michael Wood
Produced by
Rebecca Dobbs

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