Bill
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What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
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Director: Richard BracewellWriters: Ben Willbond, Laurence Rickard, Susie DonkinProducers: Alasdair Flind, Alice Dawson, Ben Roberts, Charles Steel, Christine Langan, Compton Ross, Craig McNicol, Hugo Heppell, Joe Oppenheimer, Natascha Wharton, Norman Merry, Peter Hampden, Phil Hunt, Stefan Kapelari, Thomas Hedman, Tony Bracewell
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
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