Season 1

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  Dead Shepherd

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/13/1978

  Queen Elizabeth I rules the country and Christopher Marlowe rules the theatre. From Stratford-upon-Avon, a young man called William Shakespeare arrives in London determined to match Marlowe as poet and playwright.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  Alms for Oblivion

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/20/1978

  As England lies ravaged by plague, Shakespeare has usurped Marlowe as playwright of the day.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  Of Comfort and Despair

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/27/1978

  Will Shakespeare produces the greatest play about young love - Romeo and Juliet. But what of his own love? Who is the 'dark lady' he adores and curses in his sonnets?

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  The Loved Boy

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/4/1978

  Shakespeare wishes for his son Hamnet to have everything, despite disapproval from the rest of his family.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  Rebellion's Masterpiece

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/11/1978

  Shakespeare is drawn into the dangerous political intrigues of Robert Devereux the Second Earl of Essex.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  The Living Record

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/18/1978

  Queen Elizabeth dies and King James succeeds her to the throne. What does the future hold for Will Shakespeare and for the actors who bring his plays to life?

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown