Bill (2015)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • William Shakespeare, 'Bill'/Lord Burghley/English messenger/customs official

      Mathew Baynton

    • Earl of Croydon/Juan Domingo/sausage/Dimitri Alexandrovitch/fur seller

      Simon Farnaby

    • Anne Hathaway/Molly/Spanish courtier/body collector

      Martha Howe-Douglas

    • Christopher Marlowe/Gabriel Montoya/cynical jester/palace doorman/mysterious man/even grubbier thief/party planner

      Jim Howick

    • Sir Francis Walsingham/Lope Lopez/stand-up jester/chatty guard/slightly late courtier/Ian/hanging criminal/chicken drumstick

      Laurence Rickard

    • King Philip II of Spain/Earl of Southampton/grubby thief/Alexander Dimitrievitch/head of guards

      Ben Willbond

    • Queen Elizabeth

      Helen McCrory

    • Sir Richard Hawkins

      Damian Lewis

    • Ramon

      David Crow

    • Sergio

      Jamie Demetriou

    • Seve

      Richard Atwill

    • Miguel

      John Henry Falle

    • Spanish guard 1

      Andrew Young

    • Spanish guard 2

      Elliott Young

    • dispatch rider

      Michael Collin

    • ladies in waiting

      Susy Kane

    • ladies in waiting

      Clare Thomson

    • ladies in waiting

      Susie Donkin

    • Susanne

      Lucy Brown

    • Judith

      Sophie Sanderson

    • Hamnet

      Reggie Moore

    • Mortal Coil

      Tom Cox

    • Mortal Coil

      Joey Ellis

    • Mortal Coil

      Will Rastall

    • Earl of Worcester

      Warnock Kerr

    • clipboard guard/priest

      Gareth Tunley

    • Francis Drake

      Justin Edwards

    • Walter Rayleigh

      Rufus Jones

    • thirsty courtier/pie stall owner

      George Sawyer

    • fire eater

      Matthew Kitchen

    • prostitute

      Bridget Vercambre

    • Spanish chamberlain

      Tom Meeten

    • Spanish advisor

      Stephen Greif

    • London thief/Bull Inn landlord

      Robin Hodges

    • Catholic contact

      Richard Glover

    • Sergeant

      David Crow

    • Boris

      Gillies, Andy

    • protestant bishop

      Jared Morgan

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Richard Bracewell

    • 1st Assistant Director

      Adam Lock

    • 2nd Assistant Director

      Jamie D. Allen

    • 3rd Assistant Director

      Alex Currie-Clark

    • Crowd Co-ordinator

      Nick Gordon

    • Script Supervisor

      Rory Herbert

    Rights:

    • ©

      Bill Films Limited

    • ©

      British Film Institute, The

    • ©

      British Broadcasting Corporation

    Production:

    • Production Company

      Cowboy Films

    • Production Company

      Punk Cinema Limited

    • Bill Films Productions Limited has been supported by

      Screen Yorkshire

    • Screen Yorkshire through the

      Yorkshire Content Fund

    • Produced in association with

      Kreo Films FZ LLC

    • Made with the support of the

      BFI’s Film Fund

    • Developed in association with

      BBC Films

    • Presents

      BBC Films

    • Presents

      BFI

    • [presented] in association with

      Koch Media

    • [presented] in association with

      Screen Yorkshire

    • [presented] in association with

      LipSync Productions

    • Executive Producer

      Christine Langan

    • Executive Producer

      Joe Oppenheimer

    • Executive Producer

      Ben Roberts

    • Executive Producer

      Natascha Wharton

    • Executive Producer

      Thomas Hedman

    • Executive Producer

      Stefan Kapelari

    • Executive Producer

      Craig McNicol

    • Executive Producer

      Hugo Heppell

    • Executive Producer

      Norman Merry

    • Executive Producer

      Peter Hampden

    • Executive Producer

      Phil xHunt

    • Executive Producer

      Compton Ross

    • Produced by

      Charles Steel

    • Produced by

      Alasdair Flind

    • Produced by

      Tony Bracewell

    • Produced by

      Richard Bracewell

    • Co-producer

      Alice Dawson

    • Production Executive

      Peter La Terriere

    • Development Executive

      Alexandra Arlango

    • Production Co-ordinator

      David Harwood

    • Senior Business Manager

      Michael Wood

    • Head of Legal and Business Affairs

      Zoe Brown

    • Leagal and Business Affairs Manager

      Helen Giles

    • Development Executive

      Beth Pattinson

    • Marketing Executive

      Jacqui Barr

    • Legal and Production Assistant

      Ruth Sanders

    • Head of Production

      Fiona Morham

    • Head of Production Finance

      Ian Kirk

    • Business Affairs Manager

      Ben Wilkinson

    • Development Executive

      David Segal Hamilton

    • Head of Distribution

      Ben Luxford

    • Head of Acquisitions

      Martina Ternström

    • Head of Theatrical Marketing

      Chriscilla Philogene

    • Head of Theatrical Sales

      David Woodward

    • Publicity Manager

      George Rennie

    • For LipSync Productions

      Robin Guise

    • For LipSync Productions

      Peter Raven

    • Chief Executive

      Sally Joynson

    • ERDF Contract Manager

      Liz West

    • Communications Manger

      Rachel Mcwatt

    • Investment Administrator

      Rebecca Hill

    • Head of Finance

      George Watts

    • Finance Assistant

      Jean Pendel-Ash

    • For Head Gear Films

      Elliot Ross

    • For Head Gear Films

      Fenella Ross

    • For Head Gear Films

      Amanda Ewen

    • For Head Gear Films

      Val Morrison

    • Production Manager

      Le Rasle, Gabby

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Gemma Jones

    • Production Accountant

      Stephen McConnell

    • Unit Manager

      Karl King

    • Location Manager

      Anna Lee

    • Location Manager

      Dave Seaton

    • Location Manager

      Adrian Hubbard

    • Post-production Supervisor

      Polly Duval

    Writing:

    • Screenplay by

      Laurence Rickard

    • Screenplay by

      Ben Willbond

    • Based on an idea by

      Laurence Rickard

    • Based on an idea by

      Ben Willbond

    • Based on an idea by

      Richard Bracewell

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Laurie Rose

    • Camera Operator

      Laurie Rose

    • Camera Operator

      McGahon, Vince

    • Camera Operator

      Mark Milsome

    • Focus Puller

      Kim Vinegrad

    • Clapper/Loader

      Will Lyte

    • DIT

      Lewis McInnes

    • Grip

      Kevin Foy

    Stills:

    • Stills Photographer

      Nick Wall

    • Stills Photographer

      Laurence Cendrowicz

    Special Effects:

    • Visual Effects by

      Union FX

    • Special Effects Supervisor

      Neal Champion

    Editing:

    • Editor

      David Freeman

    • Editor

      Billy Sneddon

    • Editor

      Gary Dollner

    • 1st Assistant Editor

      Tom Chandler

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Simon Scullion

    • Supervising Art Director

      Keith Dunne

    • Standby Art Director

      Owen Mann

    • Standby Art Director

      Caroline Harper

    • Set Decorator

      Clare Keyte

    • Graphic Designer

      Richard Wells

    • Production Buyer

      Richard Evans

    • Property Master

      Noel Cowell

    • Construction Manager

      Jamie Clark

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Charlotte Morris

    Make-up:

    • Hair and Make-up Designer

      Nadia Stacey

    Titles:

    • Title Scroll Design

      Richard Wells

    • Title Design

      LipSync Design

    Film processing:

    • Colourist

      Tom Russell

    • Head of Digital Intermediate

      James Clarke

    Music:

    • Original Music

      Andrew Hewitt

    • Additional Music by

      Bernard Hughes

    • Score performed by

      BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    • Conductor

      Andrew Hewitt

    • Music Supervisor

      Chantelle Woodnutt

    Sound:

    • Sound Recordist

      Rashad Omar

    • Sound Recordist

      Rashad Omar

    • Boom Operator

      Simon Bysshe

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Robert Farr

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Jack Gillies

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Tim Hands

    • ADR Recordist

      Ben Tat

    • ADR Recordist

      Sven Taits

    • Foley Mixer

      Glen Gathard

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Jo McLaren

    Publicity:

    • Unit Publicity

      Freud Communications

    • Unit Publicity

      Kate Lee

    • Unit Publicity

      Fernihough, Jo

    • Unit Publicity

      Kerry Porter

    • Unit Publicity

      Emma Micklewright

    Transportation:

    • Transportation Captain

      Archie Kininmonth