Bill

TMDB 6.820151h 34mEnglish

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

Directors

Richard Bracewell

Producers

Richard Bracewell, Tony Bracewell, Alasdair Flind

Cast and Characters

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)

Languages

English