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  1. Series overview

  2. Cast

     Guest stars 

  3. Music

  4. Reception

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

{{short description|British television sitcom}}{{Infobox television
| show_name = Upstart Crow
| image = Upstart Crow.png
| caption = Title screen of Upstart Crow, based on contemporary map art such as the Visscher panorama and John Norden's map of London.
| camera =
| genre = Sitcom
Period piece
| writer = Ben Elton
| director = Matt Lipsey
Richard Boden
| starring = David Mitchell
Liza Tarbuck
Rob Rouse
Gemma Whelan
Mark Heap
| composer = Grant Olding
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 3
| num_episodes = 20
| list_episodes = List of Upstart Crow episodes
| executive_producer = Myfanwy Moore
| producer = Gareth Edwards
| runtime = 30 minutes (series), 40 minutes (Christmas specials)
| channel = BBC Two
| picture_format = 9 1080i
| audio_format = Stereo
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|5|9|df=y}}
| last_aired = present
| website = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bp62s
| website_title = Upstart Crow
}}Upstart Crow is a British sitcom which premiered on 9 May 2016 at 10pm on BBC Two[1] as part of the commemorations of the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. Its title quotes "an upstart Crow, beautified with our feathers", a critique of Shakespeare by his rival Robert Greene in the latter's Groats-Worth of Wit.[2]

It is scripted by Ben Elton and is set from 1592 (the year of Greene's quotation) onwards. Shakespeare is played by David Mitchell; his wife, Anne Hathaway, is played by Liza Tarbuck; and Greene himself by Mark Heap.[3] The first series was directed by Matt Lipsey, with subsequent series being directed by Richard Boden.

The first series follows the writing and preparation to stage Romeo and Juliet after William has gained some early career notoriety for his poetry, Henry VI and Richard III. Events in each episode allude to one or more Shakespeare plays and usually end with Will discussing the events with Anne and either being inspired or dissuaded from using them in a future work. Along with the many Shakespearean references (including the use of asides and soliloquies) there are also several references to the television shows Blackadder and The Office. There are running gags in many episodes: the casual sexism towards Kate's attempts to become an actress, Shakespeare's coach journeys between London and Stratford which refer to modern motorway and railway journey frustrations, and are delivered in a style that references the 70s sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Shakespeare (and in one episode Marlowe) demanding ale and pie from his servants or family, and Shakespeare frequently claiming credit for quotes that predate Elizabethan times (many of them now commonly misattributed to Shakespeare).

In June 2016 the BBC announced that a Christmas Special would be produced, and that a second series had been commissioned: this began broadcasting on 11 September 2017, followed by the Christmas special, on Christmas Day 2017.[4][5]

In October 2017, after the second series had finished, the BBC commissioned a third series and a second Christmas special that aired in 2018.[6][7]

Series overview

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Cast

{{Cast listing|
  • David Mitchell as Will Shakespeare, aspiring playwright who wishes to overcome his humble origins. He commutes between his family's home in Stratford-upon-Avon and Central London, where he does most of his work. Recurring humour is drawn from parallels between Will's travels and frustration with modern day transportation.[8]
  • Liza Tarbuck as Anne Hathaway, wife of Will, an older and commoner woman.
  • Paula Wilcox as Mary Arden, Shakespeare's mother, who looks down on Anne.
  • Helen Monks as Susanna, daughter of Shakespeare and Anne. According to her mother, "a grumpy little bitchington."
  • Harry Enfield as John Shakespeare, father of Will, formerly wealthy but less educated than his son. Will bases the Falstaff character on him.
  • Gemma Whelan as Kate, daughter of Shakespeare's London landlord; she yearns to become an actress.
  • Tim Downie as Kit Marlowe, playwright and spy. The series makes a recurring joke on the Marlovian theory of Shakespeare authorship, making Shakespeare the actual author of some of Marlowe's plays.[9] Downie's portrayal resembles Lord Flashheart from Blackadder.[10][11]
  • Rob Rouse as Ned Bottom[12], household servant of Shakespeare. He is the namesake of Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
  • Mark Heap as Robert Greene, Master of the Revels and author of Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit. Shakespeare's nemesis.[13]
  • Dominic Coleman as Henry Condell, actor, prominently of female roles.
  • Steve Speirs as Richard Burbage, actor and leader of Will's theatre company.
  • Spencer Jones as William Kempe, comic actor; his portrayal is a parody of Ricky Gervais.[14]
  • Jocelyn Jee Esien as Miss Lucy, pub landlady, native to Africa and a former slave. Based on the historical Lucy Negro.[15]

}}

Guest stars

{{Cast listing|
  • Kenneth Branagh as Colin / The Stranger
  • Adrian Edmondson as Sergeant Dogberry, who inspires the fictional constable
  • Beattie Edmondson as Toby
  • Noel Fielding as Thomas Morley[16]
  • Peter Hamilton Dyer as Sir Francis Bacon
  • Adam Harley as Lord Southampton, Shakespeare's "Fair Youth"
  • Montserrat Lombard as Emilia Lanier, the Dark Lady of the sonnets
  • Ben Miller as Wolf Hall, an actor; a parody of Mark Rylance[17][18]
  • Ken Nwosu as Puck
  • Nigel Planer as Lord Egeus
  • Dan Tetsell as Earl of Oxford
  • Emma Thompson as Queen Elizabeth
  • Steve Toussaint as Othello}}

Music

The theme music is a 17th-century English country dance tune called "Jamaica".[19] This was first published in the 1670 4th Edition of John Playford's The Dancing Master, after Shakespeare's death.

Reception

Upstart Crow was positively received by critics.[20][21] The acting by David Mitchell and supporting cast including Harry Enfield, Liza Tarbuck and Mark Heap has also received praise.

See also

  • All Is True, another piece about Shakespeare written by Ben Elton.

References

1. ^{{cite web |title= Upstart Crow|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/d5tvgf/upstart-crow--series-1-episode-1|access-date=28 April 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-12-08/david-mitchell-to-play-shakespeare-in-new-bbc2-sitcom|title=David Mitchell to play Shakespeare in new BBC sitcom|work=RadioTimes|accessdate=8 May 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/upstart-crow/|title=BBC - David Mitchell to star as Shakespeare in new BBC Two sitcom by Ben Elton - Media Centre|publisher=}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/upstart_crow/episodes/2/1/|title=Upstart Crow Series 2, Episode 1 - The Green-Eyed Monster - British Comedy Guide|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=26 September 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-13/upstart-crow-will-return-for-a-second-series-plus-a-christmas-special-in-2017 |title=Upstart Crow will return for a second series plus a Christmas special in May 2017 |work=Radio Times | date=13 June 2016 |accessdate=31 August 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/2818/upstart_crow_series_3/|title=Upstart Crow gets Series 3|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|date=16 October 2017|publisher=}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/upstart-crow-to-return|title=BBC - Upstart Crow is set to return for a third series - Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://theconversation.com/upstart-crow-shakespeare-sitcom-is-really-quite-educational-102292|title=Upstart Crow: Shakespeare sitcom is really quite educational|first=Sarah|last=Dustagheer|publisher=|accessdate=31 August 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/oct/28/brush-up-marlowe|title=How close were Marlowe and Shakespeare?|first=John|last=Dugdale|date=28 October 2016|publisher=|accessdate=26 September 2017|via=www.theguardian.com}}
10. ^{{cite web|first=Bruce |last=Dessau |url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/2725/tv-review-upstart-crow-bbc2-episode-3-%E2%80%93-apparel-proclaims-man|title=TV Review: Upstart Crow, BBC2, Episode 3 – The Apparel Proclaims The Man|date=26 May 2016|website=Beyond The Joke|accessdate=3 February 2019}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/oct/28/brush-up-marlowe|title=How close were Marlowe and Shakespeare?|first=John|last=Dugdale|date=28 October 2016|website=The Guardian |accessdate=21 February 2018}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=R9hbDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT140&lpg=PT140&dq=%22Ned+Bottom%22+upstart&source=bl&ots=QZqb-wLRq1&sig=oqLqlDZz7Xak9Ye-MA3MwC0EQfc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiz3OWk09HeAhVpCMAKHcp1DWoQ6AEwAHoECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Ned+Bottom%22+upstart&f=false|title=Upstart Crow|first=Ben|last=Elton|date=18 October 2018|publisher=Random House|via=Google Books}}
13. ^{{cite news|first=Julia |last=Raeside |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/may/10/upstart-crow-review-ben-elton-comedy-shakespeare|title=Upstart Crow review: Ben Elton finds the comedy in Shakespeare’s history|publisher=The Guardian |date=10 May 2016 |accessdate=3 February 2019}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-05-02/new-ben-elton-comedy-about-shakespeare-takes-a-pop-at-ricky-gervais/|title=New Ben Elton comedy about Shakespeare takes a pop at… Ricky Gervais|last=Cowell|first=Rob|date=2 May 2018|work=Radio Times}}
15. ^{{cite web|first=Dalya |last=Alberge |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/new-evidence-supports-claim-that-william-shakespeares-dark-lady-may-have-been-a-clerkenwell-8082166.html|title=New evidence supports claim that William Shakespeare's 'Dark Lady' may have been a Clerkenwell prostitute|journal=The Independent|date=27 August 2012|accessdate=3 February 2019 }}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/emma-thompson-upstart-crow|title=BBC - Emma Thompson to join the cast of Upstart Crow - Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=26 September 2017}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mark-rylance-ridiculed-by-upstarts-over-comedy-of-errors-23px93t5z|title=Mark Rylance ridiculed by upstarts over comedy of errors|first=Valentine|last=Low|date=11 September 2018|publisher=|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}
18. ^{{cite web|last=Moore |first=William |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/much-ado-about-shakespeare-s-plays-but-upstart-elton-has-the-last-laugh-a3934001.html|title=Much ado about Shakespeare’s plays, but Ben Elton has the last laugh|journal=Evening Standard | date=12 September 2018 |accessdate=3 February 2019}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4793190/trivia|title=Upstart Crow (TV Series 2016– )|publisher=|via=www.imdb.com}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/may/10/upstart-crow-review-ben-elton-comedy-shakespeare|title=Upstart Crow review: Ben Elton finds the comedy in Shakespeare’s history|first=Julia|last=Raeside|date=10 May 2016|website=the Guardian|accessdate=21 February 2018}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/upstart-crow-bbc-ben-elton-david-mitchell-shakespeare-peep-show-blackadder-a7932251.html|title=Upstart Crow's David Mitchell on Shakespeare, Peep Show and jokes|date=6 September 2017|publisher=|accessdate=21 February 2018}}

External links

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  • {{British Comedy Guide|tv|upstart_crow}}
  • {{IMDb title|id=4793190|title=Upstart Crow}}
  • {{tv.com show|upstart-crow}}
  • {{epguides|UpstartCrow|Upstart Crow}}
  • Only snobbish, elitist Britain could say that Shakespeare didn’t write his own plays Ben Elton on the show's historical background. Radio Times
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