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

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