▁BBC ▁One ▁broadcast ▁an ▁adaptation ▁for ▁the ▁Shakespe a Re - T old ▁series , ▁written ▁by ▁S ally ▁W ain w right ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁David ▁Rich ards . ▁Writ ten ▁in ▁modern ▁pro se , ▁the ▁episode ▁re loc ates ▁the ▁story ▁to ▁contemporary ▁London , ▁where ▁K atherine ▁( Sh ir ley ▁Hend erson ) ▁is ▁an ▁ab ras ive ▁career ▁politician ▁who ▁is ▁told ▁she ▁must ▁find ▁a ▁husband ▁if ▁she ▁wants ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁party ▁leader . ▁Meanwhile , ▁her ▁super model ▁sister ▁Bian ca ▁( J a ime ▁Murray ) ▁has ▁fallen ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Luc ent io ▁( S anti ago ▁Cab rera ) ▁and ▁wants ▁to ▁marry ▁him , ▁but ▁Bian ca ' s ▁manager , ▁Harry ▁( Ste phen ▁Tom p kin son ), ▁has ▁long ▁believed ▁she ▁will ▁marry ▁him . ▁To ▁put ▁him ▁off , ▁Bian ca ▁announ ces ▁she ▁will ▁not ▁marry ▁until ▁her ▁sister ▁is ▁married ▁( as ▁she ▁bel ieves ▁K atherine ▁will ▁never ▁marry ). ▁Harry ▁then ▁arr anges ▁a ▁meeting ▁between ▁his ▁friend ▁Pet ru chio ▁( R uf us ▁S ew ell ) ▁and ▁K atherine . ▁Harry ▁bet s ▁Pet ru chio ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁w oo ▁K atherine , ▁so , ▁determined ▁to ▁prove ▁him ▁wrong , ▁Pet ru chio ▁sets ▁out ▁to ▁win ▁her ▁over . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁episode , ▁K atherine ' s ▁' sub mission ' ▁speech ▁is ▁triggered ▁when ▁Bian ca ▁is ▁anno