Bill

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 Richard Atwill Sevi George Hewer Spanish Servant