Bill

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

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  Mathew Baynton

  William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
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  Simon Farnaby

  Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
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  Martha Howe-Douglas

  Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector
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  Jim Howick

  Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
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  Laurence Rickard

  Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick
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  Ben Willbond

  King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
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  Helen McCrory

  Queen Elizabeth I
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  Damian Lewis

  Sir Richard Hawkins
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  Justin Edwards

  Sir Francis Drake
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  Rufus Jones

  Sir Walter Raleigh