Movie: Cunk on Shakespeare

Top 9 Billed Cast

Diane Morgan
Diane Morgan

Philomena Cunk

Simon Russell Beale
Simon Russell Beale

Self - Actor

Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor

Self - Head of Collections, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Iqbal Khan
Iqbal Khan

Self - Theatre Director

Stanley Wells
Stanley Wells

Self - Honorary President, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Matthew Burton
Matthew Burton

Self - English Teacher, Thornhill Community Academy

Ben Crystal
Ben Crystal

Self - Co-author Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary

Clara Sheppard
Clara Sheppard

Anne Hathaway

Christopher Young
Christopher Young

William Shakespeare

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    Cunk on Shakespeare

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    Fresh from her triumphs on Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe investigating time, Winston Churchill, and Donald Trump, Philomena Cunk has finally been given her own show - about William Shakespeare. Cunk will leave no stone unturned as she gets to the bottom of the Bard, visiting his birthplace, exploring the Globe, studying priceless artefacts and interviewing literally six different experts.

  • Release Date

    2016-05-11

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    7.5

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    3.8 starts
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