David Mitchell Will Shakespeare Actor Liza Tarbuck Anne Shakespeare Actor Paula Wilcox Mary Shakespeare Actor Helen Monks Susanna Shakespeare Actor Harry Enfield John Shakespeare Actor Gemma Whelan Kate Actor Rob Rouse Bottom Actor Mark Heap Robert Greene Actor Dominic Coleman Condell Actor Steve Speirs Burbage Actor Joe Willis Hamnet Shakespeare Actor Rosanna Beacock Judith Shakespeare Actor Tim Downie Kit Marlowe Actor Richard Boden Director Gareth Edwards Producer Ben Elton Writer Chris Sussman Executive Producer