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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 Justin Edwards as Sir Francis Drake Helen McCrory as Queen Elizabeth I Rufus Jones as Sir Walter Raleigh Jared Morgan as Protestant Bishop Mathew Baynton as William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official Damian Lewis as Sir Richard Hawkins Gareth Tunley as Guard Olesja Sidorovich as Lady in Waiting Kevin Hudson as Tavern Keeper (uncredited) Tom Meeten as Spanish Servant Susy Kane as Lady in Waiting Grant Crookes as Courtier (uncredited) 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 David Crow as Ramon Ben Willbond as King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards Jamie Demetriou as Sergio Will Rastall as Mortal Coil Bandmate Tom Cox as Mortal Coil Bandmate Stephen Greif as Spanish Advisor

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