Helen McCrory

Queen Elizabeth I

Jamie Demetriou

Sergio

Norman Merry

Executive Producer

Rufus Jones

Sir Walter Raleigh

Compton Ross

Executive Producer

Phil Hunt

Executive Producer

Natascha Wharton

Executive Producer

Damian Lewis

Sir Richard Hawkins

Jim Howick

Christopher Marlowe / Gabriel Montoya / Cynical Jester / Palace Doorman / Mysterious Man / Even Grubbier Thief / Party Planner

Stephen Greif

Spanish Advisor

Peter Hampden

Executive Producer

Hugo Heppell

Executive Producer

Justin Edwards

Sir Francis Drake

Christine Langan

Executive Producer

Joe Oppenheimer

Executive Producer

Ben Willbond

King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards

Simon Farnaby

Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri Alexandrovitch / Fur Seller

Susy Kane

Lady in Waiting

Jared Morgan

Protestant Bishop

Mathew Baynton

William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official

Tom Meeten

Spanish Servant

Martha Howe-Douglas

Anne Hathaway / Molly / Spanish Courtier / Body Collector

Gareth Tunley

Guard

Laurence Rickard

Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick

John Henry Falle

Miguel

Richard Atwill

Sevi

George Hewer

Spanish Servant

Richard Glover

Catholic Contact

Andy Gillies

Boris

Sam Exley

Spanish Courtier

Samantha Hindman

Quill and Rapier Landlady

Clare Thomson

Lady in Waiting

Richard Bracewell

Director

Thomas Hedman

Executive Producer

Stefan Kapelari

Executive Producer

Craig McNicol

Executive Producer

Ben Roberts

Executive Producer

Susie Donkin

Writer