Slings and Arrows (2003)

Name: Slings and Arrows
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 8.8
Cast: Paul Gross, Stephen Ouimette, Martha Burns, Susan Coyne, William Hutt

Comedy

This darkly comic Canadian series follows the fortunes of a dysfunctional Shakespearean theatre troupe at the fictional New Burbage Festival, exposing the high drama, scorching battles, and artistic miracles that happen behind the scenes.

IMDb rating: 8.8 (3,088 votes)
Episode average: 8.8 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2003)

8.67 avg 6 episodes 7.9 → 9.2 45 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Oliver's Dream	7.9	124
2	Geoffrey Returns	8.4	94
3	Madness in Great Ones	8.8	93
4	Outrageous Fortune	8.8	79
5	Mirror up to Nature	8.9	89
6	Playing the Swan	9.2	105

Season 2 (2005)

8.97 avg 6 episodes 8.7 → 9.2 47 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Season's End	8.7	89
2	Fallow Time	8.8	73
3	Rarer Monsters	8.8	67
4	Fair Is Foul and Foul Is Fair	9.0	66
5	Steeped in Blood	9.3	70
6	Birnam Wood	9.2	85

Season 3 (2006)

8.73 avg 6 episodes 8.7 → 9.3 48 min avg

Big finale

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Divided Kingdom	8.7	57
2	Vex Not His Ghost	8.5	57
3	That Way Madness Lies	8.5	57
4	Every Inch a King	8.7	56
5	All Blessed Secrets	8.7	58
6	The Promised End	9.3	83

Slings and Arrows (2003)

Cast

Seasons

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