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What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.
Box Office
$969K
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1
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Music
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Punk Cinema, BBC Film, Cowboy Films
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Cast
Full credits →M
Mathew Baynton
William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
S
Simon Farnaby
Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
M
Martha Howe-Douglas
Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector
J
Jim Howick
Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
L
Laurence Rickard
Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick
B
Ben Willbond
King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
H
Helen McCrory
Queen Elizabeth I
D
Damian Lewis
Sir Richard Hawkins
J
Justin Edwards
Sir Francis Drake
R
Rufus Jones
Sir Walter Raleigh
J
Jamie Demetriou
Sergio
T
Tom Meeten
Spanish Servant
S
Stephen Greif
Spanish Advisor
G
Gareth Tunley
Guard
A
Andy Gillies
Boris
S
Samantha Hindman
Quill and Rapier Landlady
J
Jared Morgan
Protestant Bishop
S
Susy Kane
Lady in Waiting
C
Clare Thomson
Lady in Waiting
W
Will Rastall
Mortal Coil Bandmate
