Bill

Mar 27, 2015

1h 34m

★ 6.8

London is not going to know what hit it!

Overview

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

Genres

Comedy

Family

Production Companies

Punk Cinema

BBC Film

Cowboy Films

Bill Trailers

Cast

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

Mathew Baynton

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

Simon Farnaby

Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector

Martha Howe-Douglas

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

Jim Howick

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

Laurence Rickard

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

Ben Willbond

Queen Elizabeth I

Helen McCrory

Sir Richard Hawkins

Damian Lewis

Sir Francis Drake

Justin Edwards

Sir Walter Raleigh

Rufus Jones

Miguel

John Henry Falle

Sergio

Jamie Demetriou

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7.2

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7.4

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6.8

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10.0

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8.7

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8.0

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7.2

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7.0

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6.9

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7.2

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5.1

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6.2

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6.4

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7.1

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