![Bill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original//dxs1PVFsaQJgBFGhpauTdP9RR3O.jpg)
![Bill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//y2HcSB0ME8CBvgjqNX8lW5NFK9e.jpg)
Bill
1 hour 34 minutes2015-03-27
6.8
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What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
Cast
![Mathew Baynton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//g3FnkjMKL5bsGQc0sEpuXFYK4u4.jpg)
Mathew Baynton
William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
![Simon Farnaby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ki10aIf7pVkfYun2qn9XxbC2U3K.jpg)
Simon Farnaby
Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
![Martha Howe-Douglas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hk39eTYpKXAHJePNu0J6WBrCwR0.jpg)
Martha Howe-Douglas
Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector
![Jim Howick](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1HzAboxM0ay7eed284VbSveG3ku.jpg)
Jim Howick
Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
![Laurence Rickard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//y2Hn3kX70wKduMMWdzd9eTOgMuT.jpg)
Laurence Rickard
Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick
![Ben Willbond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lPbG2095GBoUkmpw6A2IbiyEnjV.jpg)
Ben Willbond
King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
![Helen McCrory](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3FyO7Z8WigeCQsUpW4B1x3qfmFx.jpg)
Helen McCrory
Queen Elizabeth I
![Damian Lewis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qm4M15FTUmuf1j8Kp3M7p0LaqC2.jpg)
Damian Lewis
Sir Richard Hawkins
![Justin Edwards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vhAAVpzdswyq95pmVyKv9PsQPyQ.jpg)
Justin Edwards
Sir Francis Drake
![Rufus Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sGgwNVXCvDOC4x9CtJqQAFida8N.jpg)
Rufus Jones
Sir Walter Raleigh
![John Henry Falle](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
John Henry Falle
Miguel
![Jamie Demetriou](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nRhjzDgxQ8PzdUX1MTGhSmWwm8D.jpg)
Jamie Demetriou
Sergio
![Richard Atwill](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Atwill
Sevi
![George Hewer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
George Hewer
Spanish Servant
![Tom Meeten](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2mIH4SHZL2uPUgz7LCZ5ErCEI1G.jpg)
Tom Meeten
Spanish Servant
![Stephen Greif](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xoxpKI8Y6EK0EC5o1uMvAguzsU3.jpg)
Stephen Greif
Spanish Advisor
![Gareth Tunley](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wRv4oH6LMcg0PZcRQrpkgFbNKyX.jpg)
Gareth Tunley
Guard
![Richard Glover](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Glover
Catholic Contact
![Andy Gillies](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Andy Gillies
Boris
![Sam Exley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sam Exley
Spanish Courtier
![Samantha Hindman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Samantha Hindman
Quill and Rapier Landlady
![Jared Morgan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jQoQL3z18SvsJmYt3xhJh0G0AvR.jpg)
Jared Morgan
Protestant Bishop
![Susy Kane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xb9FiV0OvLHxA39Z2iE9DZdL3Ki.jpg)
Susy Kane
Lady in Waiting
![Clare Thomson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Clare Thomson
Lady in Waiting
![Olesja Sidorovich](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//AbFZQIT9WnIw6s2prh0S22DRWi1.jpg)
Olesja Sidorovich
Lady in Waiting
![Joey Ellis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joey Ellis
Mortal Coil Bandmate
![Will Rastall](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Will Rastall
Mortal Coil Bandmate
![David Crow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tWuz2NnUL815rFZjOktpB65OkP3.jpg)
David Crow
Ramon
![Tom Cox](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nFRw2ALJF7TjTJhulFIXi6dQSYX.jpg)