Bill
Comedy
Family
London is not going to know what hit it!
What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
2015-03-27
en
Cast
Mathew Baynton as William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
Simon Farnaby as Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
Martha Howe-Douglas as Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector
Jim Howick as Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
Laurence Rickard as Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick
Ben Willbond as King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
Helen McCrory as Queen Elizabeth I
Damian Lewis as Sir Richard Hawkins
Justin Edwards as Sir Francis Drake
Rufus Jones as Sir Walter Raleigh
Jamie Demetriou as Sergio
Tom Meeten as Spanish Servant
Stephen Greif as Spanish Advisor
Gareth Tunley as Guard
Jared Morgan as Protestant Bishop
Susy Kane as Lady in Waiting
Olesja Sidorovich as Lady in Waiting
Will Rastall as Mortal Coil Bandmate
David Crow as Ramon
Tom Cox as Mortal Coil Bandmate
Grant Crookes as Courtier (uncredited)