Bill Shakespeare, lautisti i pashpresë, largohet nga shtëpia për të ndjekur ëndrrën e tij.

Aktorët

• Mathew Baynton — William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
• Simon Farnaby — Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller
• Martha Howe-Douglas — Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector
• Jim Howick — Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner
• Laurence Rickard — Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick
• Ben Willbond — King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
• Helen McCrory — Queen Elizabeth I
• Damian Lewis — Sir Richard Hawkins