Bill Filming Locations

2015
Updated: 2 May 2021
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Where was Bill Filmed?

Bill (2015) makes good use of filming locations across England to tell the story of William Shakespeare's "Lost Years". The majority of filming is in York with York Minster featuring as Westminster Abbey as well as Stowe in Buckinghamshire being used as Madrid.

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St Leonard's Hospital [Ruins]

York,
  • Bill sees Christopher Marlowe outside the Bull Inn
  • The Bull Inn, Deptford

Globe Theatre

London , London
  • Bill shows his wife the Rose Theatre

York Minster

York,
  • The Spanish walk through the abbey
  • The Spanish arrive at Westminster Abbey

Stowe School

Buckingham,
  • King Philip II hires the ‘specialists’
  • Sir Richard attempts to steal from the Spanish Palace
  • Royal Palace of King Phillip II

Skipton Castle

Skipton,
  • Guards talking outside the London Palace

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum

Singleton, Chichester
  • Bill and his wife talk on the hill
  • Stratford upon Avon
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What really happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years'? Hopeless lute player Bill Shakespeare leaves his home to follow his dream.

Cast

William 'Bill' Shakespeare / Lord Burghley / English Messenger / Customs Official
Mathew Baynton
Earl of Croydon / Juan Domingo / Sausage / Dmitri 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 Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards
Ben Willbond
Queen Elizabeth I
Helen McCrory
Sir Richard Hawkins
Damian Lewis
Sir Francis Drake
Justin Edwards
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