Bill

March. 27,2015      
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.

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

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