Slings and Arrows (2003-2006): Great Canadian TV comedy series about theatre, Shakespeare, Hamlet. It ran for three seasons and starred Paul Gross as Geoffrey Tennant, a 'legendary theatrical madman' who takes over as artistic director of a theatre company when his mentor passes away.
Oliver's dream is the pilot.
[videos] Try the trailer, then the pilot on YouTube in parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
[thanks to wheresmycow for suggesting this, and for keeping the sanity and faith: 'Good madam, stay awhile; I will be faithful.']
