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Bill

Family comedy from the performers of Horrible Histories. Young Bill Shakespeare leaves Stratford to follow his latest dream, to be a playwright in London.

1593. While King Philip of Spain plots to kill Queen Elizabeth of England, young Bill Shakespeare leaves Stratford to follow his latest dream, to be a playwright in London - despite the theatres being closed due to plague. Luckily the Queen desires a new play - unluckily she chooses creepy Lord Crawley to write it.

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1 hour, 28 minutes

Last on

Sat 29 Jun 2024 10:00
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  • Andrew Hewitt

    Sir Richard Hawkins Is Captured

  • Andrew Hewitt

    Bill Travels To That London

  • Andrew Hewitt

    Bill Shakespeare and His Family

  • Andrew Hewitt

    King Philip II of Spain - Deuce Or Juice?

  • Andrew Hewitt

    The Specialists and Walsingham The Spy

  • Andrew Hewitt

    King Phil Sails To England

  • Andrew Hewitt

    King Phil Lands In England

  • Andrew Hewitt

    Phil's Catholic Lair

  • Bernard Hughes, Laurence Rickard

    A Series of Funny Misunderstandings

  • Arthur Smith, Bernard Hughes

    Duelin' Banjos

  • Andrew Hewitt

    The Earl of Croydon

  • Andrew Hewitt

    Anne and Bill

  • Andrew Hewitt

    Bill Pursued By Walsingham

  • Andrew Hewitt

    Phil Closes In On Christopher Marlowe

  • Andrew Hewitt

    Marlowe's Death

  • Andrew Hewitt

    Marlowe's Ghost

  • Andrew Hewitt

    The Specialists and The Gunpowder Plot

  • Andrew Hewitt

    The Play Begins

  • Andrew Hewitt

    The Final Sword Fight

  • Andrew Hewitt

    Bill's Final Speech To Anne

  • Bernard Hughes, Andrew Hewitt

    Mortal Coil

  • Andrew Hewitt

    William Shakespeare

Credits

Bill Shakespeare/Lord Burghley/English Messenger Mathew Baynton
Earl of Crawley/Croydon/Juan Domingo/Sausage/Dmitri Alexandr Simon Farnaby
Anne Hathaway/Molly/Spanish Courtier/Body Collector Martha Howe-Douglas
Christopher Marlowe/Gabriel Montoya/Cynical Jester Jim Howick
Sir Francis Walsingham/Lope Lopez/Ian Laurence Rickard
King Philip II of Spain/Earl of Southampton/Grubby Thief Ben Willbond
Queen Elizabeth I Helen McCrory
Sir Richard Hawkins Damian Lewis
Francis Drake Justin Edwards
Sir Walter Raleigh Rufus Jones
Ramon/Sergeant David Crow
Sergio Jamie Demetriou
Seve Richard Atwill
Miguel John Henry Falle
Director Richard Bracewell
Writer Ben Willbond
Writer Laurence Rickard

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