| Record Number |
804096 |
| Title |
Upstart Crow. the complete series 1-3 [videorecording]. |
| Publisher/Date |
[Australia] : Roadshow Entertainment, [2019] |
| Pagination etc. |
3 videodiscs (514 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Series |
Upstart crow |
| Contents note |
"Written and created by Ben Elton"-- Cover. |
| Creation Note |
Written and created by Ben Elton ; directed by Matt Lipsey and Richard Boden ; produced by Gareth Edwards ; executive produced by Myfanwy Moore and Chriss Sussman. |
| Performer note |
David Mitchell, Harry Enfield, Liza Tarbuck, Paula Wilcox, Helen Monks, Gemma Whelan, Tim Downie, Rob Rouse, Mark Heap, Dominic Coleman, Steve Spiers, Spencer Jones. |
| Event Note |
Originally broadcast as individual episodes of the television program. |
| Summary Note |
"Based on the facts we know about William Shakespeare, Ben Elton's sitcom is about the life of the world's favourite bard as it just might have been. It's the 1590s and Will (David Mitchell) is still at the start of his career. In London his plays are looked down on by his sinister rival Robert Greene, while his friends and fellow actors are baffled by Will's weird new ideas. He's not taken very seriously in Stratford either where his mum and dad say his plays are boring, his teenage daughter makes fun of his flowery language and his wife Anne wonders how he can claim to be a great writer when he can't even find a quill. Packed with gags and sparkling wordplay Upstart Crow pays homage to the greatest writer in the history of the English language--and reveals some rather surprising stories about where his best ideas came from."-- Container. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| Language note |
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject - Name |
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Drama |
| Subject |
Historical television programs |
| Television series |
| Television adaptations |
| Historical television programs. |
| Television series. |
| Fiction television programs. |
| Television programs for the hearing impaired. |
| Television adaptations. |
| Added Author |
Edwards, Gareth producer. |
| Moore, Myfanwy producer. |
| Lipsey, Matt director. |
| Boden, Richard director. |
| Elton, Ben writer. |
| Mitchell, David, 1974- actor. |
| Enfield, Harry actor. |
| Tarbuck, Liza actor. |
| Wilcox, Paula actor. |
| Monks, Helen actor. |
| Whelan, Gemma actor. |
| Downie, Tim actor. |
| Rouse, Rob actor. |
| Heap, Mark actor. |
| Coleman, Dominic actor. |
| Spiers, Steve actor. |
| Jones, Spencer actor. |
| Corporate Author |
BBC Worldwide Ltd publisher. |
| Shelf Location |
DVD F UPST |
