Upstart Crow
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2016 - 2020
- 21 episodes (3 series)
Sitcom about the life of jobbing playwright William Shakespeare, struggling to find inspiration in Tudor London. Also features David Mitchell, Rob Rouse, Gemma Whelan, Liza Tarbuck, Harry Enfield and more.
Streaming rank this week: 1,157
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All Is True, and The Expanded Upstart Crow Universe
Ben Elton and Kenneth Branagh's serious biopic about Shakespeare's final years - All Is True, undoubtedly feels part of the expanded Upstart Crow universe.
A Dose Of David Mitchell, 17th February 2019Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 shortlist
The shortlisted TV and radio shows for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 have been announced. 60 programmes are now in the running for the Comedy Of The Year title.
British Comedy Guide, 21st January 2019Upstart Crow, BBC Two review
Shakespeare does Dickens in seasonal tale.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 26th December 2018Upstart Crow: A Crow Christmas Carol review
Sentiment and enjoyable silliness.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 25th December 2018Review 2018: Top TV 2018
I don't know what it says about the times we are living in but comedy seems to have slipped into all sorts of programmes this year. I've kept my choices to more traditional comedies.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th December 2018First images of Ken Branagh in Christmas Upstart Crow
The first images have been released of Sir Kenneth Branagh in this year's Upstart Crow Christmas Special. Kenneth appears as the mysterious stranger in A Crow Christmas Carol.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th December 2018RTS Craft & Design Awards 2018 winners
The winners of the the 2018 RTS Craft & Design Awards have been announced.
Royal Television Society, 27th November 2018The top 10 episodes of Upstart Crow
With Upstart Crow recently finishing up its third series, and a new Christmas special on the horizon, here's our pick of the Shakespearean sitcom's top 10 episodes so far...
Sophie Davies, Cult Box, 13th October 2018DVD review: Upstart Crow Series 3
The final episode is surprisingly, beautifully and wonderfully poignant.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 4th October 2018When sitcom gets serious
I have been thinking about the power of pathos in sitcom.
A Dose Of David Mitchell, 4th October 2018