Summary: Published in 1609, William Shakespeare's collection of 154 sonnets comprises the greatest lyric sequence of poems in world literature. At the centre of this sonnet sequence lies a mystery that has endured for 400 years. 126 of these sonnets are addressed to a "Fair Youth" and 26 are addressed to a "Dark Lady". What fair youth inspired such passion and who was Shakespeare's dark lady?

Genre: Drama

Country: UK, USA

Directed By: John McKay

Written By: William Boyd

Starring: Rupert Graves, Indira Varma, Anna Chancellor, Nicholas Rowe, Nicky Henson, Andrew Tiernan, Zoë Wanamaker, Alan Williams, Tom Sturridge

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