S1·E3 – The Duty of Poets

2003-07-12 • 60 min

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In Episode Three of his historical detective story Michael Wood uncovers Shakespeare's rise to fame and fortune in Elizabethan London, and the disasters in life and love which marked his path to greatness. 1590s England was still split by religious conflict.

Cast

Michael Wood

Himself - Host

Desmond Barrit

Various

Ray Fearon

Various

Fred Melamed

Announcer

Julian Glover

Self

Gregory Doran

Self

Eddie Redmayne

Self

Antony Sher

Self