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

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