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