Mathew Baynton

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

Simon Farnaby

~ as ~

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

Martha Howe-Douglas

~ as ~

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

Laurence Rickard

~ as ~

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

Helen McCrory

~ as ~

Queen Elizabeth I

Damian Lewis

~ as ~

Sir Richard Hawkins

Justin Edwards

~ as ~

Sir Francis Drake

Rufus Jones

~ as ~

Sir Walter Raleigh