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Feature film — 2015

Bill (2015)

6.81h 34mComedy — Family

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

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A high-signal pick with 90 votes.

Punk Cinema / BBC Film / Cowboy Films

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Director: Richard Bracewell

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Cast & crew

Mathew Baynton as William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official

Mathew Baynton

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

Simon Farnaby as Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller

Simon Farnaby

Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller

Martha Howe-Douglas as Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector

Martha Howe-Douglas

Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector

Jim Howick as Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner

Jim Howick

Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner

Laurence Rickard as Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick

Laurence Rickard

Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick

Ben Willbond as King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards

Ben Willbond

King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards

Helen McCrory as Queen Elizabeth I

Helen McCrory

Queen Elizabeth I

Damian Lewis as Sir Richard Hawkins

Damian Lewis

Sir Richard Hawkins

Justin Edwards as Sir Francis Drake

Justin Edwards

Sir Francis Drake

Rufus Jones as Sir Walter Raleigh

Rufus Jones

Sir Walter Raleigh

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John Henry Falle

Miguel

Jamie Demetriou as Sergio

Jamie Demetriou

Sergio

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