Bill (2015)

***Bill*** is a 2015 British family adventure comedy film from the principal performers behind children's TV series *Horrible Histories* and *Yonderland*. It was produced by Punk Cinema, Cowboy Films and BBC Films and was released in the UK on 18 September 2015 by Vertigo Films. The film is a fictional take on the young William Shakespeare's search for fame and fortune, as written by Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond and directed by Richard Bracewell who co-produced with Tony Bracewell, Alasdair Flind and Charles Steel. It features the six lead performers playing several different roles each including Mathew Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond, Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick and Laurence Rickard.

## Shooting

* Principal filming began on 10 February 2014 at locations around Yorkshire, including York Minster, Skipton Castle, Marske-by-the-Sea, Bolton Castle and Selby Abbey. Other filming locations included Stowe School, Caroline Gardens Chapel in Peckham, London, and Weald and Downland Open Air Museum in West Sussex. The closing scenes were filmed at Shakespeare's Globe, a modern recreation of the theatre where many of Shakespeare's plays were first performed.

## Cast

* 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
* David Crow - Ramon: Cockney Player / Sergeant
* Jamie Demetriou - Sergio: Cockney Player
* Richard Atwill - Seve: Cockney Player
* John Henry Falle - Miguel: Cockney Player
* Andrew Young - Spanish Guard 1
* Elliot Young - Spanish Guard 2
* Damian Lewis - Sir Richard Hawkins
* Michael Collin - Despatch Rider
* Susy Kane - Lady-in-waiting
* Clare Thomson - Lady-in-waiting
* Susie Donkin - Lady-in-waiting
* Helen McCrory - Queen Elizabeth I
* Lucy Brown - Susanne Shakespeare
* Sophie Sanderson - Judith Shakespeare
* Reggie Moore - Hamnet
* Tom Cox - Mortal Coil
* Joey Ellis - Mortal Coil
* Will Rastall - Mortal Coil
* Warnock Kerr - Earl of Worcester
* Gareth Tunley - Clipboard Guard / Priest
* Justin Edwards - Sir Francis Drake
* Rufus Jones - Sir Walter Raleigh
* George Sawyer - Thirsty Courtier / Pie Stall Owner
* Matthew Kitchen - Fire Eater
* Bridget Vercambre - Prostitute
* Tom Meeten - Spanish Chamberlain
* Stephen Greif - Spanish Adviser
* Robin Hodges - London Thief / Bull Inn Landlord
* Richard Glover - Catholic Contact
* Andy Gillies - Boris
* Jared Morgan - Protestant Bishop

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Richard Czornowol - Hawker / Assistant Body Collector
* Darren Edge - Monk 2
* Umer Farooq - Spanish Goon
* Mark Hindman Smith - Bridge-Leaping Peasant / Londoner (as Mark H. Smith)
* Tim Willbond - Tudor Tim
* William Bale - Walsingham's Men (uncredited)
* Richard Banks - Catholic Monk (uncredited)
* Nigel Black - Monk 1 (uncredited)
* David Blockley - Walsingham's Men (uncredited)
* Paul Cavendish - Courtier (uncredited)
* Grant Crookes - Courtier (uncredited)
* Michael Degnan - Londoner (uncredited)
* Richie Donaldson - Thug / plague Victim (uncredited)
* Patrick Durham - Courtier (uncredited
* Christine Estima - Spanish Lady 9 (uncredited)
* Sam Exley - Spanish Courtier (uncredited)
* Rod Glenn - Builder (uncredited)
* Cris Haris - Palace Guest (uncredited)
* Kate Hawley - Lady Wessex (uncredited)
* George Hewer - Spanish Servant #1 (uncredited)
* Amanda Higson - Courtier (uncredited)
* Samantha Hindman - Quill & Rapier Landlady / Londoner (uncredited)
* Kevin Hudson - Tavern Keeper (uncredited)
* David Macey - Customs Officer (uncredited)
* Monty Mclaren-Clark - Street Urchin (uncredited)
* Alexander Mounsey - Palace Guard (uncredited)
* Shaun Newnham - Man in Tavern (uncredited)
* Taavi Peelo - Londoner (uncredited)
* Jack Philips - Statue / Spanish Guard (uncredited)
* Ian Ray-White - Plague Victim (uncredited)
* Nig Richards - Courtier (uncredited)
* Hugh Robb - Street Urchin (uncredited)
* Miley Roberts - Courtier (uncredited)
* Julio Romeo - Courtier (uncredited)
* Olesja Sidorovich - Lady-in-waiting 6 (uncredited)
* Calum C. Sutton - Walsingham's Men (uncredited)
* Neil Tattersall - Courtier (uncredited)
* Orson Thomas - Walsingham's Men (uncredited)
* Lyndsey Walker - Portrait Artist (uncredited)
* Paula Ann Williams - Londerer (uncredited)
* Brian Woodward - Courtier (uncredited)