
Episodes List

Ep.1 Dead Shepherd
Air Date: 1978-06-13
In which Will progresses from ostler to cockerel to ghostwriter - to London's premier playwright as Kit Marlowe falls from grace.

Ep.2 Alms for Oblivion
Air Date: 1978-06-20
Will's new troupe of actors arrive in a plague-ridden London and perform Richard III to great acclaim, but a death in the family jeopardises all. A handsome rogue is not what he seems, luckily for Will.

Ep.3 Of Comfort and Despair
Air Date: 1978-06-27
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.

Ep.4 The Loved Boy
Air Date: 1978-07-04
Will's taking his son to London to introduce him to life and get to know him proves to be a mixed blessing with a tragic ending.

Ep.5 Rebellion's Masterpiece
Air Date: 1978-07-11
In the wake of Essex's failure to tame the Irish rebels, the actors' brush with politics has catastrophic consequences.

Ep.6 The Living Record
Air Date: 1978-07-18
While Will pleads with the dying Queen for suicidal Hal's life, his poems are stolen, printed and distributed without his permission, setting in motion a chain of events that could prove disastrous.