Will Shakespeare The Living Record (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 49 min | Biography, Drama, History

Will Shakespeare

The Living Record (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | 49 min | Biography, Drama, History

While Will pleads with the dying Queen for suicidal Hal's life, his poems are stolen, printed and distributed without his permission, setting in motion a chain of events that could prove disastrous.

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Michael Bailey | Henry Graveney

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Updated Jul 18, 1978

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Jul 18, 1978 (United Kingdom)

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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Tim Curry William Shakespeare William Shakespeare See fewer	Congo (1995)
Meg Wynn Owen Anne Shakespeare Anne Shakespeare See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Patience Collier Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Nicholas Clay The Earl of Southampton The Earl of Southampton See fewer	Excalibur (1981)
John McEnery Hamnet Sadler Hamnet Sadler See fewer	Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Julian Curry Sir Robert Cecil Sir Robert Cecil See fewer	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Bill Paterson King James I King James I See fewer	The Witches (1990)
Basil Dignam The Lord Chamberlain The Lord Chamberlain See fewer	Department S (1969)
Paul Freeman Dick Burbage Dick Burbage See fewer	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
John Normington Alex Cooke Alex Cooke See fewer	Rollerball (1975)
Ronald Herdman Sam Crosse Sam Crosse See fewer	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Ron Cook Jack Rice Jack Rice See fewer	Hot Fuzz (2007)
Darien Angadi Robert Armin Robert Armin See fewer	I, Claudius (1976)
Roger Lloyd Pack Jack Heminge Jack Heminge See fewer	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Richard Cordery Henry Condell Henry Condell See fewer	About Time (I) (2013)
Ian Sharrock Nathan Field Nathan Field See fewer	Candleshoe (1977)
Peter Benson Peter Filp Peter Filp See fewer	Albion Market (1985)
Robert Putt Venus Venus See fewer	Lucas and Albert (2019)
Denis Holmes Master Tusser Master Tusser See fewer	Sabrina (1995)
Lila Kaye Mistress Dainey Mistress Dainey See fewer	An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Terence Conoley John Davenant John Davenant See fewer	Fierce Creatures (1997)
Paul Humpoletz Keeper of the Tower Keeper of the Tower See fewer	Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
Huw Higginson Sampson Sampson See fewer	The Nightingale (I) (2018)
Dennis Edwards Royal Doctor Royal Doctor See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Jonathan Elsom Dr. Hall Dr. Hall See fewer	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Valerie Tobin Judith Shakespeare Judith Shakespeare See fewer	Dead Awakening (2012)
Annette Lynton Susanna Shakespeare Susanna Shakespeare See fewer	Will Shakespeare (1978)
Margaret Lang Celia Felton Celia Felton See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Gilda Waugh Mary Fitton Mary Fitton See fewer	The Bad Nun (2018)
Val Clover Mary Howard Mary Howard See fewer	Will Shakespeare (1978)
Manda Morton Elizabeth Southwell Elizabeth Southwell See fewer	Will Shakespeare (1978)