CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 1h 34m
Bill

London is not going to know what hit it!

68%(89)IMDbComedyFamily

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

Directed byRichard Bracewell

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Language
EN
Released
March 27, 2015
Revenue
$968,534
Studios
BBC FilmCowboy FilmsPunk Cinema

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Trailers & teasers

1 video
Official UK Trailer

Official UK Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Mathew Baynton

Mathew Baynton

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

Simon Farnaby

Simon Farnaby

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

Martha Howe-Douglas

Martha Howe-Douglas

Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector

Jim Howick

Jim Howick

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

Laurence Rickard

Laurence Rickard

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

Ben Willbond

Ben Willbond

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

Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory

Queen Elizabeth I

Damian Lewis

Damian Lewis

Sir Richard Hawkins

Justin Edwards

Justin Edwards

Sir Francis Drake

Rufus Jones

Rufus Jones

Sir Walter Raleigh

Creative team
Directed by
Richard Bracewell
Written by
Laurence Rickard
Laurence Rickard
Ben Willbond
Ben Willbond
Produced by
Richard Bracewell
Tony Bracewell

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