In Search of Shakespeare

Season 1 Episode 2: The Lost Years

Michael Wood explains how the 29-year-old William Shakespeare became a star of the London stage-a shady story involving a murder-and uncovers a tale of religious conflict behind the Bard's "lost years." He travels with the Royal Shakespeare Company; uses Tudor maps and remarkable Victorian photos to bring Shakespeare's first London home back to life; and retraces the fateful journey of Shakespeare's great rival, Christopher Marlowe, down the river to Deptford.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

4

Cast:

Michael Wood, Desmond Barrit, Ray Fearon

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2003

Rating:

8.2