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The Best Episodes of Upstart Crow

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Comedy about the life and times of William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, whilst also trying to balance life as a husband and father for his family in

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Upstart Crow Season 1 Episode 2 - The Play's the Thing
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - The Play's the Thing

    S1:E2

    Just when Will’s controversial new play is about to be presented to Queen Elizabeth, it goes missing. As the finger of suspicion points to his best friend Marlowe, can Will come up with a way to recover his stolen masterpiece? Given its politically sensitive content, is he really wise to want it back?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Upstart Crow Season 1 Episode 3 - The Apparel Proclaims The Man
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Apparel Proclaims The Man

    S1:E3

    Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to a high-society party hosted by Lord Southampton, but is unsure what a poorly-educated country boy should wear to one of London's most upmarket events. The playwright's rival Sir Robert Greene offers him some fashion tips, but is it a double bluff, a triple bluff, or something even more fiendish?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Upstart Crow Season 1 Episode 4 - Love is Not Love
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Love is Not Love

    S1:E4

    Will has completed his final sonnet and senses literary immortality just around the corner. But will the fair youth and the dark lady like them as much as he hopes? And is Anne likely to be impressed that her husband’s 154 hot new love poems don’t contain much about her?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Upstart Crow Season 2 Episode 6 - Sweet Sorrow
    8.2/10(149 votes)

    #4 - Sweet Sorrow

    S2:E6

    Will's finished Romeo and Juliet but now there's competition over who will play Juliet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Upstart Crow Season 3 Episode 6 - Go On and I Will Follow
    8.1/10(154 votes)

    #5 - Go On and I Will Follow

    S3:E6

    As Will wrestles with temptation a bigger threat to his family lurks in the wings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Upstart Crow Season 1 Episode 5 - What Bloody Man is That?
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - What Bloody Man is That?

    S1:E5

    The plague leads Will and his friends to escape to the family home in Stratford. On the way, they meet three witches who have some surprising predictions to make about Will’s future, leading to a very serious case of house envy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Upstart Crow Season 2 Episode 5 - Beware My Sting!
    7.9/10(140 votes)

    #7 - Beware My Sting!

    S2:E5

    The women in Will's life are not impressed with his play about a strong woman humiliated.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Upstart Crow Season 2 Episode 2 - I Know Thee Not, Old Man
    7.8/10(163 votes)

    #8 - I Know Thee Not, Old Man

    S2:E2

    When his old teacher invites himself to stay, Will must confront some awful memories.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Upstart Crow Season 3 Episode 2 - Wild Laughter in the Throat of Death
    7.8/10(149 votes)

    #9 - Wild Laughter in the Throat of Death

    S3:E2

    Will Shakespeare has been working on his masterpiece. His friends tell him it's his greatest comedy yet, but Will insists that Hamlet isn't actually meant to be funny.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Upstart Crow Season 2 Episode 1 - The Green Eyed Monster
    7.7/10(165 votes)

    #10 - The Green Eyed Monster

    S2:E1

    When a dashing African Prince comes to town, Will decides to befriend him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Upstart Crow Season 2 Episode 3 - I Did Adore a Twinkling Star
    7.7/10(157 votes)

    #11 - I Did Adore a Twinkling Star

    S2:E3

    Will has to write a romance set in an exotic foreign location Kate has fallen for Marlowe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Upstart Crow Season 2 Episode 4 - Food of Love
    7.7/10(148 votes)

    #12 - Food of Love

    S2:E4

    Will Shakespeare has invented an amazing new dramatic form: the greatest hits musical.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Upstart Crow Season 3 Episode 1 - Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be!
    7.7/10(166 votes)

    #13 - Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be!

    S3:E1

    Will needs inspiration for his new play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Meanwhile how can he get hold of some love potion, and where is Bottom going to put that stuffed donkey head?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Upstart Crow Season 3 Episode 5 - The Most Unkindest Cut of All
    7.7/10(125 votes)

    #14 - The Most Unkindest Cut of All

    S3:E5

    Will's troupe plot against each other, but his defusing of the situation helps give him a better idea for his new play about Julius Caesar.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Upstart Crow Season 3 Episode 3 - If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed?
    7.6/10(162 votes)

    #15 - If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed?

    S3:E3

    London is full of anti-immigrant rioting. Will looks forward to an age when such sentiments are long-gone, but in the meantime he and the players plan to do their bit to help those worse off than themselves with a fund-raising charity gala night. “Inflated Pig's Bladder Day” is a triumph.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Upstart Crow Season 3 Episode 4 - Sigh No More
    7.6/10(130 votes)

    #16 - Sigh No More

    S3:E4

    When Kate stands in for Sue at the masked ball she accidentally sets off a chain of events that leaves Sue humiliated by the other local teenagers and Will needs to come up with a ruse to turn the tables on the bullies. Meanwhile in all the confusion Hamnet has gone missing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Upstart Crow Season 1 Episode 1 - Star Crossed Lovers
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Star Crossed Lovers

    S1:E1

    Episode one sees Will struggle to find inspiration for Romeo while having to deal with an angry actor, a very annoying house-guest and his family’s not terribly helpful script suggestions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Upstart Crow Season 1 Episode 6 - The Quality of Mercy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - The Quality of Mercy

    S1:E6

    When Will's savings go missing, he is forced to make an unusual bargain with his rival. Kate's frustration with the lack of roles for women leads her to make a dramatic intervention.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Play's the Thing" is the best rated episode of "Upstart Crow". It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/16/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Apparel Proclaims The Man".