Bill

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

Mathew Baynton

Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller

Simon Farnaby

Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector

Martha Howe-Douglas

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

Jim Howick

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

Laurence Rickard

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

Ben Willbond

Queen Elizabeth I

Helen McCrory

Sir Richard Hawkins

Damian Lewis

Sir Francis Drake

Justin Edwards

Sir Walter Raleigh

Rufus Jones

Miguel

John Henry Falle

Sergio

Jamie Demetriou

Sevi

Richard Atwill

Spanish Servant

George Hewer

Spanish Servant

Tom Meeten

Spanish Advisor

Stephen Greif

Guard

Gareth Tunley

Catholic Contact

Richard Glover

Boris

Andy Gillies

Spanish Courtier

Sam Exley

Quill and Rapier Landlady

Samantha Hindman

Protestant Bishop

Jared Morgan

Lady in Waiting

Susy Kane

Lady in Waiting

Clare Thomson

Lady in Waiting

Olesja Sidorovich

Mortal Coil Bandmate

Joey Ellis

Mortal Coil Bandmate

Will Rastall

Ramon

David Crow

Mortal Coil Bandmate

Tom Cox

Courtier (uncredited)

Grant Crookes

Courtier (uncredited)

Paul Cavendish