该电视剧由Steve Connelly执导，乔恩·卡肖、Richard David-Caine、Jalaal Hartley、多米妮克·摩尔、杰西卡·兰瑟姆、Natalie Walter、杰玛·韦兰等主演，于2016年上映。在28分钟的叙事中，《糟糕历史第七季》（又名：内详）Horrible Histories is back with a special episode delving in to the life and times of the world’s most famous writer. Tom Stourton stars as the Bard, as we find out about his humble beginnings, his glove-making father and his early life as an actor. How did he climb to become a royal favorite? And what was it like to be in the audience of one of his plays, where fruit was thrown at the stage, it was illegal for women to act, and there were no toilets!?!