7.030 minSeason 3 • Episode 6
LatestAs Will wrestles with temptation a bigger threat to his family lurks in the wings.
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.
Writing
Ben Elton's pun density should be illegal. It isn't. Thank god.
Acting
David Mitchell's perpetual exasperation is a national treasure.
Creator
Ben Elton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title comes from real playwright Robert Greene's actual 1592 diss calling Shakespeare an 'upstart crow.' Elton weaponized a 400-year-old subtweet.
The 2020 lockdown special 'The Crow Christmas Carol' was filmed entirely from actors' homes—making it somehow even more chaotically intimate than the main series.
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