Bill

Mathew Baynton

William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger /

Simon Farnaby

Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch

Martha Howe-Douglas

Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector

Jim Howick

Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace

Laurence Rickard

Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty G

Ben Willbond

King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief /

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