Bill

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

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