Plot
What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
Cast
Mathew Baynton
William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
Simon Farnaby
Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
Martha Howe-Douglas
Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector
Jim Howick
Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
Laurence Rickard
Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick
Ben Willbond
King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
Helen McCrory
Queen Elizabeth I
Damian Lewis
Sir Richard Hawkins
Justin Edwards
Sir Francis Drake
Rufus Jones
Sir Walter Raleigh
John Henry Falle
Miguel
Jamie Demetriou
Sergio
Crew
Alasdair Flind
Producer
Richard Bracewell
Producer
Charles Steel
Producer
Tony Bracewell
Producer
Laurie Rose
Director of Photography
Laurence Rickard
Writer
Richard Bracewell
Director
Ben Willbond
Writer
Alice Dawson
Producer
Andrew Hewitt
Original Music Composer
Susie Donkin
Writer
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