What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
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
Tom Meeten
Stephen Greif
Spanish Advisor
Gareth Tunley
Guard
Richard Glover
Catholic Contact
Andy Gillies
Boris
Sam Exley
Spanish Courtier
Samantha Hindman
Quill and Rapier Landlady
Jared Morgan
Protestant Bishop
Susy Kane
Lady in Waiting
Clare Thomson
Olesja Sidorovich
Joey Ellis
Mortal Coil Bandmate
Will Rastall
David Crow
Ramon
Tom Cox
Grant Crookes
Courtier (uncredited)
Paul Cavendish
Kevin Hudson
Tavern Keeper (uncredited)
Richard Bracewell
Director, Producer
Writer
Susie Donkin
Charles Steel
Producer
Alasdair Flind
Tony Bracewell
Alice Dawson
Jul 31, 1998
Sep 2, 1936
Dec 14, 2006
Sep 25, 1959
Nov 20, 1958
Jun 3, 2017
Mar 8, 1967
Apr 28, 2011
Aug 24, 2012
Feb 1, 2011
Nov 18, 2022
Jun 29, 1994
Oct 1, 2021
Sep 10, 2020
Aug 20, 2021
Jun 9, 1993
Punk Cinema
GB
BBC Film
Cowboy Films
United Kingdom
English