

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

Justin Edwards
Sir Francis Drake

Rufus Jones
Sir Walter Raleigh
John Henry Falle
Miguel

Jamie Demetriou
Sergio
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