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Beware My Sting!

Upstart Crow Series 2
Episode 5 of 6

Shakespearean sitcom. Will is thrilled with his new play, in which a strong woman is crushed into submission by a man. For some reason, Kate is less than impressed.

Will is thrilled with his new play The Taming of the Shrew, in which a bright and strong-minded young woman is crushed and humiliated into submission by the man in her life. But for some reason, Kate is less than impressed, and back in Stratford, Will's wife Anne isn't convinced either. Will thinks the solution is to try out a bit of 'taming' on his very stroppy teenage daughter Susannah. But it turns out what works in a play doesn't always work out quite so well when it comes to real life...

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29 minutes

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Monday 22:00
BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD

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Credits

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
Mary Shakespeare Paula Wilcox
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

Broadcasts

  • Mon 9 Oct 2017 20:30
    BBC Two
  • Monday 22:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland