Will Shakespeare Of Comfort and Despair (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 49 min | Biography, Drama, History

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Will Shakespeare

Of Comfort and Despair (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 49 min | Biography, Drama, History

Plague over, life returns to normal in London and the theatres reopen. The inconstancy of a dark mistress and the jealousy of an Earl conspire to enlarge Will's understanding of human nature.

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Michael Bailey | Henry Graveney

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Updated Jun 27, 1978

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Jun 27, 1978 (United Kingdom)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Tim Curry William Shakespeare William Shakespeare See fewer	Congo (1995)
Nicholas Clay The Earl of Southampton The Earl of Southampton See fewer	Excalibur (1981)
Thorley Walters Mr. Justice Fleminge Mr. Justice Fleminge See fewer	Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962)
Janet Spencer-Turner Mary Fleminge Mary Fleminge See fewer	Highlander: The Raven (1998)
Moray Watson Nicholas Nicholas See fewer	The Quatermass Experiment (1953)
Paul Freeman Dick Burbage Dick Burbage See fewer	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
John Normington Alex Cooke Alex Cooke See fewer	Rollerball (1975)
Ronald Herdman Sam Crosse Sam Crosse See fewer	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Derek Royle William Kempe William Kempe See fewer	Will Shakespeare (1978)
Michael Hadley Augustine Phillips Augustine Phillips See fewer	King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Ron Cook Jack Rice Jack Rice See fewer	Hot Fuzz (2007)
Roger Lloyd Pack Jack Heminge Jack Heminge See fewer	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Richard Cordery Henry Condell Henry Condell See fewer	About Time (I) (2013)
David Steuart Apothecary Apothecary See fewer	The Master of Ballantrae (1962)
Yuri Borienko Wrestler Wrestler See fewer	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Matthew Taylor Hercules Hercules See fewer	Big Deal (1984)
Granville Saxton Footman Footman See fewer	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Frank Tregear Butler Butler See fewer	A Tale of Two Cities (1980)