Bill
Family comedy from the performers of Horrible Histories. Young Bill Shakespeare leaves Stratford to follow his latest dream, to be a playwright in London.
1593. While King Philip of Spain plots to kill Queen Elizabeth of England, young Bill Shakespeare leaves Stratford to follow his latest dream, to be a playwright in London - despite the theatres being closed due to plague. Luckily the Queen desires a new play - unluckily she chooses creepy Lord Crawley to write it.
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Music Played
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Andrew Hewitt
Sir Richard Hawkins Is Captured
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Andrew Hewitt
Bill Travels To That London
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Andrew Hewitt
Bill Shakespeare and His Family
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Andrew Hewitt
King Philip II of Spain - Deuce Or Juice?
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Andrew Hewitt
The Specialists and Walsingham The Spy
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Andrew Hewitt
King Phil Sails To England
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Andrew Hewitt
King Phil Lands In England
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Andrew Hewitt
Phil's Catholic Lair
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Bernard Hughes, Laurence Rickard
A Series of Funny Misunderstandings
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Arthur Smith, Bernard Hughes
Duelin' Banjos
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Andrew Hewitt
The Earl of Croydon
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Andrew Hewitt
Anne and Bill
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Andrew Hewitt
Bill Pursued By Walsingham
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Andrew Hewitt
Phil Closes In On Christopher Marlowe
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Andrew Hewitt
Marlowe's Death
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Andrew Hewitt
Marlowe's Ghost
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Andrew Hewitt
The Specialists and The Gunpowder Plot
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Andrew Hewitt
The Play Begins
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Andrew Hewitt
The Final Sword Fight
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Andrew Hewitt
Bill's Final Speech To Anne
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Bernard Hughes, Andrew Hewitt
Mortal Coil
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Andrew Hewitt
William Shakespeare
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Bill Shakespeare/Lord Burghley/English Messenger | Mathew Baynton |
Earl of Crawley/Croydon/Juan Domingo/Sausage/Dmitri Alexandr | Simon Farnaby |
Anne Hathaway/Molly/Spanish Courtier/Body Collector | Martha Howe-Douglas |
Christopher Marlowe/Gabriel Montoya/Cynical Jester | Jim Howick |
Sir Francis Walsingham/Lope Lopez/Ian | Laurence Rickard |
King Philip II of Spain/Earl of Southampton/Grubby Thief | Ben Willbond |
Queen Elizabeth I | Helen McCrory |
Sir Richard Hawkins | Damian Lewis |
Francis Drake | Justin Edwards |
Sir Walter Raleigh | Rufus Jones |
Ramon/Sergeant | David Crow |
Sergio | Jamie Demetriou |
Seve | Richard Atwill |
Miguel | John Henry Falle |
Director | Richard Bracewell |
Writer | Ben Willbond |
Writer | Laurence Rickard |
Broadcasts
- Sat 23 Dec 2017 18:00
- Thu 28 Dec 2017 03:45
- Mon 23 Apr 2018 17:30
- Tue 24 Jul 2018 09:05
- Sat 29 Dec 2018 10:30
- Sun 3 Feb 2019 10:00
- Wed 17 Apr 2019 08:20
- Mon 27 May 2019 08:20
- Fri 17 Apr 2020 09:20
- Mon 14 Dec 2020 09:30
- Sun 2 May 2021 15:05
- Sat 12 Jun 2021 19:30
- Sat 19 Jun 2021 13:25
- Sat 14 Aug 2021 10:10
- Fri 20 Aug 2021 17:20
- Sat 2 Oct 2021 19:30
- Sun 3 Oct 2021 10:20
- Sun 7 Nov 2021 14:10ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Wales & Wales HD
- Sat 12 Feb 2022 17:30
- Thu 17 Feb 2022 09:05
- Sat 23 Jul 2022 17:20
- Sun 24 Jul 2022 10:25
- Sat 19 Nov 2022 17:30
- Sun 20 Nov 2022 10:40
- Wed 21 Dec 2022 11:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Scotland
- Sat 28 Jan 2023 17:20
- Sun 5 Nov 2023 14:20
- Fri 5 Jan 2024 08:55
- Sat 11 May 2024 14:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Wales & Wales HD
- Sat 29 Jun 2024 10:00
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