Full Cast & Crew
Top Billed 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
Full Cast

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

Samantha Hindman
Quill and Rapier Landlady

Jared Morgan
Protestant Bishop

Susy Kane
Lady in Waiting

Clare Thomson
Lady in Waiting

Olesja Sidorovich
Lady in Waiting

Joey Ellis
Mortal Coil Bandmate

Will Rastall
Mortal Coil Bandmate

David Crow
Ramon

Tom Cox
Mortal Coil Bandmate

Grant Crookes
Courtier (uncredited)

Paul Cavendish
Courtier (uncredited)

Kevin Hudson
Tavern Keeper (uncredited)
Crew
Nadia Stacey
Makeup Designer
David Freeman
Editor
Billy Sneddon
Editor
Charles Steel
Producer
Gary Dollner
Editor
Richard Bracewell
Producer
Alasdair Flind
Producer
Tony Bracewell
Producer
Laurence Rickard
Writer
Ben Willbond
Writer
Laurie Rose
Director of Photography
Richard Bracewell
Director
Natascha Wharton
Executive Producer
Rosalie Clayton
Casting
Simon Scullion
Production Design
Charlotte Morris
Costume Design
Dan Martin
Prosthetic Designer
Jo McLaren
Stunt Coordinator
Keith Dunne
Art Direction
Clare Keyte
Set Decoration
Jenny Hammond
Makeup Artist
Anna Morena
Makeup Artist
Alice Dawson
Producer
Peter Hampden
Executive Producer
Thomas Hedman
Executive Producer
Hugo Heppell
Executive Producer
Phil Hunt
Executive Producer
Stefan Kapelari
Executive Producer
Craig McNicol
Executive Producer
Christine Langan
Executive Producer
Norman Merry
Executive Producer
Joe Oppenheimer
Executive Producer
Ben Roberts
Executive Producer
Compton Ross
Executive Producer
Jason Swanscott
Foley Artist
Jack Stew
Foley Artist
Jemma Riley-Tolch
Assistant Foley Artist
Glen Gathard
Foley Mixer
Mark Milsome
Camera Operator
Andrew Hewitt
Original Music Composer
Ryan Stuart
Stunts
Susie Donkin
Writer
Pat Sweeney
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