Series

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

4.220231 seasonDocumentary Drama

Creator: Julian Jones
Year: 2023

Love, conflict, family - nobody's done it better. Acting legends reflect on the greatest writer who ever lived – and the dangerous, exciting world that ignited his creativity.

Episodes

Top cast

Juliet Stevenson

Self - Narrator

Daniel Boyarsky

William Shakespeare

Jessie Buckley

Self

Brian Cox

Self

Martin Freeman

Self

Judi Dench

Self

Lolita Chakrabarti

Self

Gordon Brown

Self

Created by

Julian Jones

Directed by

Julian Jones