Bill

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

Spanish Servant

Stephen Greif

Spanish Advisor

Gareth Tunley

Guard

Richard Glover

Catholic Contact

Andy Gillies

Boris

Sam Exley

Spanish Courtier

Natascha Wharton

Executive Producer

Christine Langan

Executive Producer

Charles Steel

Producer

David Freeman

Editor

Rosalie Clayton

Casting

Joe Oppenheimer

Executive Producer

Hugo Heppell

Executive Producer

Peter Hampden

Executive Producer

Norman Merry

Executive Producer

Billy Sneddon

Editor

Laurie Rose

Director of Photography

Thomas Hedman

Executive Producer

Phil Hunt

Executive Producer

Alasdair Flind

Producer

Compton Ross

Executive Producer

Andrew Hewitt

Original Music Composer

Pat Sweeney

Gaffer

Richard Bracewell

Producer, Director

Keith Dunne

Art Direction

Ben Willbond

Writer