When Will's savings go missing, he is forced to make an unusual bargain with his rival. Kate's frustration with the lack of roles for women leads her to make a dramatic intervention.

When his old teacher invites himself to stay, Will must confront some awful memories.

Will has to write a romance set in an exotic foreign location Kate has fallen for Marlowe.

Will Shakespeare has invented an amazing new dramatic form: the greatest hits musical.

The women in Will's life are not impressed with his play about a strong woman humiliated.

London is full of anti-immigrant rioting. Will looks forward to an age when such sentiments are long-gone, but in the meantime he and the players plan to do their bit to help those worse off than themselves with a fund-raising charity gala night. “Inflated Pig's Bladder Day” is a triumph.