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Sigh No More

Episode 4 of 6

Shakespearean sitcom. When Kate stands in for Sue at a masked ball, it causes problems. Will's ingenious solution doesn't quite work out as planned.

With the great fug making London too smelly to stay in, Will and his friends have all come to Stratford. Will hopes for some peace and quiet so he can write, but with Kate and Marlowe bickering, Hamnet obsessed with playing at soldiers, Dad busy with his new role as Master of the Watch with not-so-able assistance from Sergeant Dogberry, and Sue excited about the upcoming masked ball, there is very little peace to be had.

When Kate stands in for Sue at the masked ball, she accidentally sets off a chain of events that leaves Sue humiliated by the other local teenagers, and Will needs to come up with a ruse to turn the tables on the bullies. Meanwhile, in all the confusion, Hamnet has gone missing. Anne has a pretty good idea where he might be and sets off to get her boy back.

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29 minutes

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Credits

RoleContributor
MargaretBessie Coates
CondellDominic Coleman
Kit MarloweTim Downie
Sergeant DogberryAdrian Edmondson
John ShakespeareHarry Enfield
ClaudeBrandon Fellows
KempeSpencer Jones
Will ShakespeareDavid Mitchell
Susanna ShakespeareHelen Monks
BottomRob Rouse
BurbageSteve Speirs
Anne ShakespeareLiza Tarbuck
KateGemma Whelan
Don JohnJoshua Wichard
Mary ShakespearePaula Wilcox
Judith ShakespeareRosanna Beacock
Hamnet ShakespeareJoe Willis
WriterBen Elton
DirectorRichard Boden
ProducerGareth Edwards
Executive ProducerChris Sussman

Broadcasts

  • Wed 19 Sep 201820:30
  • Mon 28 Apr 202522:00