Shakespeare Re-Told

A British mini-series consisting of four Shakespeare plays updated to the modern day with modern sensibilities.

The series overall

 * Hey, It's That Guy!

Much Ado About Nothing

 * The Alcoholic: Don
 * Belligerent Sexual Tension: As usual.
 * Brainless Beauty: Hero starts out this way.
 * Celebrity Paradox: Shakespeare exists in universe, but it is never stated as to whether the play the story is based on was written.
 * Daddy's Girl: Hero
 * Fiery Redhead: Benedick. Beatrice also has a reddish tint to her hair, she also attends the costume party as Elizabeth I, another well known Fiery Redhead.
 * Hot Scoop
 * Human Interest Story: Beatrice wants to cover one about the closure of a nursing home.
 * Monster Clown: Invoked by Don's creepy party costume.
 * Nice Guy: Peter the director.
 * Those Two Guys: The security guards.

Macbeth

 * A Father to His Men: Macbeth
 * Asshole Victim: Duncan
 * Knowledge Broker: They're binmen, they know everything.
 * Shirtless Scene: Macbeth

The Taming of the Shrew

 * Beleaguered Assistant: Tim
 * Berserk Button: Kate, she's like a female Don from Sexy Beast.
 * Boisterous Bruiser: The first thing Petruchio does is to break open a door to his his only friend, Harry.
 * Crossdresser: Petruchio gets these urges sometimes, usually at the most inappropriate moments.
 * Drowning My Sorrows: Harry does this after Bianca dumps him.
 * Gold Digger: Petruchio wants to get to married to pay off his debts.
 * Hair-Trigger Temper: Kate seems permanently furious.
 * Hot-Blooded: Petruchio gets over hangovers by fighting them.
 * Impoverished Patrician: Petruchio has a title and an estate but no liquid assets.
 * Love At First Sight: Petruchio to Kate (surprisingly).
 * Missing Mom: Petruchio's mother left when he was six.
 * The Nameless: Petruchio is never named as such in the entirety of the film.
 * The Napoleon: Kate gets this treatment especially coupled with her political aspirations.
 * Prenup Blowup
 * Romancing the Widow: Harry
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Kate and Bianca respectively.
 * The Wonka: Petruchio, his eccentricity and his cavalier attitude allows him to court Kate successfully.
 * Workaholic: Kate's diary has a full work day but in the evening she's emptying the bin.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: Puck does this constantly.
 * Interspecies Romance: Titania and Oberon.