About this season
Four of Shakespeare's plays are dramatically relocated to the modern day.
Episodes (4)
1. Much Ado About Nothing
6.5Aired 7 November 2005 • 90 min
When the bickering between broadcasters Beatrice and Benedick gets too much to take, their colleagues at South West TV come up with a cunning plan to shut the pair up. Meanwhile, lovely weathergirl Hero and dashing reporter Claude are a match made in heaven - but does everyone want to see them so happy?
2. Macbeth
8.0Aired 14 November 2005 • 90 min
Top chef Joe Macbeth has worked hard to make Duncan Docherty's restaurant a success. So, when he's told it'll all be his one day, what's to stop him taking it now?
3. The Taming of the Shrew
3.0Aired 21 November 2005 • 90 min
Katherine Minola is a succesful politician, tipped for the leadership of her party. The only problem is, her awful temper has left her a 38 year old singleton, and everyone, from her party chairman to her sister, wants her to get married. Is passionate eccentric Petruchio the answer to her prayers?
4. A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.0Aired 28 November 2005 • 90 min
Theo and Polly have come to Dream Park to celebrate their daughter Hermia's engagement. But the course of true love never did run smooth, and the night ahead holds revelations, fairies, transformations and plenty of love juice.