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BBC Film
Cowboy Films
Bill
London is not going to know what hit it!
Overview
What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
Key Crew
Producer: Alasdair Flind, Richard Bracewell, Charles Steel, Tony Bracewell, Alice Dawson
Director of Photography: Laurie Rose
Writer: Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond, Susie Donkin
Director: Richard Bracewell
Top Cast
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
Videos
Official UK Trailer
