Bill

2015 6.8 (81 votes) 1h 34m

Genres

Comedy Family

Production Companies

Punk Cinema
BBC Film
Cowboy Films

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: Charles Steel, Richard Bracewell, Alasdair Flind, Tony Bracewell, Alice Dawson

Writer: Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond, Susie Donkin

Director of Photography: Laurie Rose

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

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