Upstart Crow | S1E3: The Apparel Proclaims the Man

Shakespearean sitcom: Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to Lord Southampton's party. But what should a poorly-educated country boy wear to Londons poshest do? When his rival Sir Robert Greene gives him some fashion tips is it a double bluff, a triple bluff, or something even more fiendish?

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  • Type: Entertainment
  • Channel: BBC Two
  • Duration: 30'46''
  • Broadcast date: 2016
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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