Bill

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

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