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
Ben Willbond, Laurence Rickard, Susie Donkin
Damian Lewis
Sir Richard Hawkins
Simon Farnaby
Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
Helen McCrory
Queen Elizabeth I
Mathew Baynton
William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
Jim Howick
Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
Jamie Demetriou
Sergio
Ben Willbond
King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
Justin Edwards
Sir Francis Drake
Laurence Rickard
Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick
Martha Howe-Douglas
Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector
David Crow
Ramon
Gareth Tunley
Guard
Tom Meeten
Spanish Servant
Susy Kane
Lady in Waiting
Rufus Jones
Sir Walter Raleigh
Stephen Greif
Spanish Advisor
Tom Cox
Mortal Coil Bandmate
Jared Morgan
Protestant Bishop
Grant Crookes
Courtier (uncredited)
Phie Sanderson
Judith
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)
Kevin Hudson
Tavern Keeper (uncredited)

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