Mathew Baynton character William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
Simon Farnaby character Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
Martha Howe-Douglas character Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector
Jim Howick character Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
Laurence Rickard character Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick
Ben Willbond character King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
Helen McCrory character Queen Elizabeth I
Damian Lewis character Sir Richard Hawkins
Justin Edwards character Sir Francis Drake
Rufus Jones character Sir Walter Raleigh
John Henry Falle character Miguel
Jamie Demetriou character Sergio
Richard Atwill character Sevi
George Hewer character Spanish Servant
Tom Meeten character Spanish Servant
Stephen Greif character Spanish Advisor
Gareth Tunley character Guard
Richard Glover character Catholic Contact
Andy Gillies character Boris
Sam Exley character Spanish Courtier
Samantha Hindman character Quill and Rapier Landlady
Jared Morgan character Protestant Bishop
Susy Kane character Lady in Waiting
Clare Thomson character Lady in Waiting
Olesja Sidorovich character Lady in Waiting
Joey Ellis character Mortal Coil Bandmate
Will Rastall character Mortal Coil Bandmate
David Crow character Ramon
Tom Cox character Mortal Coil Bandmate
