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In Search of Shakespeare  (2003)
4 episodes | 1 seasons


8.0|28 Jun, 2003|60 min
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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.
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Casts

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

Crews

Rebecca Dobbs
Producer
Krishan Arora
Executive Producer
Peter Harvey
Peter Harvey
Cinematography
Michael Wood
Michael Wood
Writer
David Wallace
Director
Gerry Branigan
Editor
Leo Eaton
Executive Producer