Shakespeare in Love
William Shakespeare is out of ideas. That is, until Viola de Lesseps, the stage-struck daughter of a wealthy merchant, attends auditions disguised as Thomas Kent.
William Shakespeare hasn't written a hit in years, and theatre owner Henslowe is counting on Shakespeare's promised comedy, Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter, to keep his wolfish creditors from the door. At the casting session, Will hears his lines spoken with great feeling by an unknown young actor and his curiosity is fired. Soon he discovers the secret of the talented young actor and rediscovers his muse. As Shakespeare falls in love with an unattainable noblewoman, the farcical comedy transforms into the timeless tragedy that is Romeo and Juliet.
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Music Played
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Ed AlleyneβJohnson
Classical Suite (In Memory of Pagan) (3)
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Director | John Madden |
Writer | Tom Stoppard |
Writer | Marc Norman |
Viola De Lesseps | Gwyneth Paltrow |
William Shakespeare | Joseph Fiennes |
Philip Henslowe | Geoffrey Rush |
Lord Wessex | Colin Firth |
Ned Alleyn | Ben Affleck |
Queen Elizabeth | Judi Dench |
Broadcasts
- Fri 5 Feb 2021 23:35ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Scotland HD
- Sat 6 Feb 2021 00:05ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sat 6 Feb 2021 01:05ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland & Scotland HD only
- Fri 10 Sep 2021 22:40
- Thu 16 Sep 2021 22:35
- Mon 14 Mar 2022 23:25ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
- Thu 17 Mar 2022 21:00
- Fri 24 Mar 2023 22:40ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Wales & Wales HD
- Fri 24 Mar 2023 23:10ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 25 Mar 2023 21:00
- Wed 1 Nov 2023 22:40ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
- Wed 1 Nov 2023 23:35ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One Wales HD & Wales only
- Wed 1 Nov 2023 23:40ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Thu 2 Nov 2023 00:55ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland & Scotland HD only
- Fri 3 Nov 2023 21:00
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