Bill
Bill
Bill
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2015
1h 34m
6.8(83 votes)
Comedy
Family

Overview

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

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Production Companies

BBC Film
Cowboy Films

Videos & Trailers

8 videos

Cast & Crew

32 members
Acting

Mathew Baynton

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

Mathew Baynton
Acting

Simon Farnaby

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

Simon Farnaby
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Martha Howe-Douglas

Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector

Martha Howe-Douglas
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Jim Howick

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

Jim Howick
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Laurence Rickard

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

Laurence Rickard
Acting

Ben Willbond

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

Ben Willbond
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Helen McCrory

Queen Elizabeth I

Helen McCrory
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Damian Lewis

Sir Richard Hawkins

Damian Lewis
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Justin Edwards

Sir Francis Drake

Justin Edwards
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Rufus Jones

Sir Walter Raleigh

Rufus Jones
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John Henry Falle

Miguel

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Jamie Demetriou

Sergio

Jamie Demetriou
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Richard Atwill

Sevi

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George Hewer

Spanish Servant

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Tom Meeten

Spanish Servant

Tom Meeten
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Stephen Greif

Spanish Advisor

Stephen Greif
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Gareth Tunley

Guard

Gareth Tunley
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Richard Glover

Catholic Contact

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Andy Gillies

Boris

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Sam Exley

Spanish Courtier

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Samantha Hindman

Quill and Rapier Landlady

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Jared Morgan

Protestant Bishop

Jared Morgan
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Susy Kane

Lady in Waiting

Susy Kane
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Clare Thomson

Lady in Waiting

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Olesja Sidorovich

Lady in Waiting

Olesja Sidorovich
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Joey Ellis

Mortal Coil Bandmate

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Will Rastall

Mortal Coil Bandmate

Will Rastall
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David Crow

Ramon

David Crow
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Tom Cox

Mortal Coil Bandmate

Tom Cox
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Grant Crookes

Courtier (uncredited)

Grant Crookes
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Paul Cavendish

Courtier (uncredited)

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Kevin Hudson

Tavern Keeper (uncredited)

Kevin Hudson

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