- 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, Screenwriter
- Ben Willbond
- King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards, Screenwriter
- Helen McCrory
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Damian Lewis
- Sir Richard Hawkins
- Richard Bracewell
- Director, Producer
- Laurence Rickard
- Sir Francis Walsingham / Lope Lopez / Stand-Up Jester / Chatty Guard / Slightly Late Courtier / Ian / Hanging Criminal / Chicken Drumstick, Screenwriter
- Ben Willbond
- King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards, Screenwriter
- Tony Bracewell
- Producer
- Alasdair Flind
- Producer
- Charles Steel
- Producer
- Hugo Heppell
- Executive Producer
- Phil Hunt
- Executive Producer
- Christine Langan
- Executive Producer
- Joe Oppenheimer
- Executive Producer
- Compton Ross
- Executive Producer
- Andrew Hewitt
- Original Music
- Laurie Rose
- Cinematographer
- Gary Dollner
- Film Editing
- David Freeman
- Film Editing
- Billy Sneddon
- Film Editing
- Simon Scullion
- Production Design
- Keith Dunne
- Art Director
- Rosalie Clayton
- Casting
