| A Waste of Shame | |
|---|---|
 Rupert Graves as Shakespeare | |
| Genre | Period drama, biopic |
| Written by | William Boyd |
| Directed by | John McKay |
| Starring | Rupert Graves Tom Sturridge Nicholas Rowe Indira Varma |
| Composer | Kevin Sargent |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Richard Fell Sally Woodward Gentle |
| Producer | Chrissy Skinns |
| Production location | Richard May |
| Cinematography | Tim Palmer |
| Editor | Anne Sopel |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Four |
| Release | 22 November 2005 |
| Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) | |
A Waste of Shame (aka A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets) is a 90-minute television drama on the circumstances surrounding William Shakespeare's composition of his sonnets. It takes its title from the first line of Sonnet 129. It was first broadcast on BBC Four on 22 November 2005 as part of the supporting programming for the BBC's ShakespeaRe-Told season, but was only loosely connected to the rest of the series.[1]
Its screenplay was written by William Boyd, and the film was directed by John McKay.[2] Lines from the sonnets are presented as thoughts running through Shakespeare's mind.
- ^ Földváry 2013, p. 55.
- ^ BFI n.d.