I Know Thee Not, Old Man
Comedy. When his terrifying old teacher invites himself to stay, Will is unable to say no even though his presence stirs up some pretty awful memories.
David Mitchell stars in Ben Elton's Shakespeare sitcom.
Will is off to Stratford to get some serious writing done, but when Simon Hunt, his terrifying old schoolteacher, invites himself to stay, Will is unable to say no even though his presence stirs up some pretty awful memories of the classroom.
Meanwhile, Marlowe and Greene are also up in Warwickshire hunting for a Roman Catholic spy. Could there be any connection with Hunt? Will's mum Mary certainly hopes so - she has never quite stopped believing in the church of Rome - but his dad certainly doesn't. Will finds himself having to juggle the presence of Catholic-hunters and a possible Catholic spy and keep himself and his own family safe from being burned at the stake for heresy, while simultaneously coming up with a play about any king called Henry. All in all, it turns out to be quite a challenge...
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Gerty | Gemma Arrowsmith |
Condell | Dominic Coleman |
Kit Marlowe | Tim Downie |
John Shakespeare | Harry Enfield |
Lucy | Jocelyn Jee Esien |
Robert Greene | Mark Heap |
Kempe | Spencer Jones |
Susanna Shakespeare | Helen Monks |
Bottom | Rob Rouse |
Burbage | Steven Speirs |
Anne Shakespeare | Liza Tarbuck |
Kate | Gemma Whelan |
Simon Hunt | Geoffrey Whitehead |
Mary Shakespeare | Paula Wilcox |
Gertrude | Lizzie Winkler |
Will Shakespeare | David Mitchell |
Judith Shakespeare | Rosanna Beacock |
Hamnet Shakespeare | Joe Willis |
Writer | Ben Elton |
Director | Richard Boden |
Producer | Gareth Edwards |
Executive Producer | Chris Sussman |
Broadcast
- Mon 18 Sep 2017 20:30