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)