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
Tony Bracewell
Producer
Alasdair Flind
Charles Steel
Alice Dawson
Dec 25, 1969
Dec 22, 1965
Dec 11, 1998
Jul 31, 1998
Jun 3, 2017
Mar 15, 2001
Sep 20, 2019
Jul 12, 1970
Aug 24, 2012
Dec 1, 2022
Feb 1, 2011
Nov 18, 2022
Nov 22, 1995
Jun 29, 1994
Oct 1, 2021
Aug 20, 2021
Punk Cinema
BBC Film
GB
Cowboy Films
United Kingdom
English