Comedy Family
What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
Directed by
Richard Bracewell
Written by
Laurence Rickard, Susie Donkin, Ben Willbond
Damian Lewis
Sir Richard Hawkins
Justin Edwards
Sir Francis Drake
Mathew Baynton
William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
Helen McCrory
Queen Elizabeth I
Simon Farnaby
Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
Jamie Demetriou
Sergio
Jim Howick
Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
Ben Willbond
King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
Martha Howe-Douglas
Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector
David Crow
Ramon
Rufus Jones
Sir Walter Raleigh
Stephen Greif
Spanish Advisor
Susy Kane
Lady in Waiting
Laurence Rickard
Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick
Grant Crookes
Courtier (uncredited)
Tom Meeten
Spanish Servant
Jared Morgan
Protestant Bishop
Gareth Tunley
Guard
Tom Cox
Mortal Coil Bandmate
Olesja Sidorovich
Lady in Waiting
Will Rastall
Mortal Coil Bandmate
John Henry Falle
Miguel
Richard Atwill
Sevi
George Hewer
Spanish Servant
Richard Glover
Catholic Contact
Andy Gillies
Boris
Sam Exley
Spanish Courtier
Samantha Hindman
Quill and Rapier Landlady
Clare Thomson
Lady in Waiting
Joey Ellis
Mortal Coil Bandmate
Paul Cavendish
Courtier (uncredited)

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