Bill

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

Ben Willbond Writer Natascha Wharton Executive Producer Compton Ross Executive Producer Andrew Hewitt Original Music Composer Christine Langan Executive Producer David Freeman Editor Laurence Rickard Writer Laurie Rose Director of Photography Mark Milsome Camera Operator Jo McLaren Stunt Coordinator Phil Hunt Executive Producer Ryan Stuart Stunts Alice Dawson Producer Nadia Stacey Makeup Designer