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Will S1E1 — The Play's the Thing

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Will•Season 1•Episode 1

The Play's the Thing

7.1/10 · 159 votesJul 10, 201760 min

Ranked #10 of 10 in Season 1•−0.8 vs season avg

It's 1589, a time of religious turmoil in Protestant England when to be Catholic could be a death sentence - Will Shakespeare arrives from a small town to the wild streets of London with little more than a dream and a treacherous letter.

Directed byShekhar Kapur

Written byCraig Pearce

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Laurie Davidson

Laurie Davidson

William Shakespeare

Olivia DeJonge

Olivia DeJonge

Alice Burbage

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Richard Topcliffe

Mattias Inwood

Mattias Inwood

Richard Burbage

Jamie Campbell Bower

Jamie Campbell Bower

Christopher Marlowe

William Houston

William Houston

Kemp

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

James Burbage

G

Geoffrey Freshwater

Barnaby Smith

Jamie Beamish

Jamie Beamish

Augustine Phillips

C

Cristian Valle

Antonio Swaarvey

Adam Galbraith

Adam Galbraith

Thomas Dalglesh

J

James Berkery

Jeremy Nightstand

Crew8

Shekhar Kapur

Shekhar Kapur

Director

Craig Pearce

Craig Pearce

Writer

L

Louise Rosager

Executive Producer

M

Mary Richards

Producer

E

Erik Wilson

Director of Photography

J

Jill Bilcock

Editor

G

Gordon Sim

Set Decoration

Kym Barrett

Kym Barrett

Costume Design

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Episode Summary

"The Play's the Thing" is episode 1 of Will season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 159 votes, ranking #10 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Shekhar Kapur and written by Craig Pearce, it aired on July 10, 2017.

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