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Bill
Directed by
Richard Bracewell
Not Rated
2015
1h 34m
Family
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6.6
90%
59%
6.8
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A down on his luck William "Bill" Shakespeare decides to pursue his latest dream: to be an aspiring writer. His adventure soon becomes dangerous when he is caught between a act of murder.
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Cast of Bill
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 / Writer
Ben Willbond
King Phillip II of Spain / Earl of Southampton / Grubby Thief / Alexander Dimitrievitch / Head of Guards / Writer
Helen McCrory
Queen Elizabeth I
Damian Lewis
Sir Richard Hawkins
Justin Edwards
Sir Francis Drake
Rufus Jones
Sir Walter Raleigh
John Henry Falle
Miguel
Jamie Demetriou
Sergio
Richard Atwill
Sevi
George Hewer
Spanish Servant
Tom Meeten
Spanish Servant
Stephen Greif
Spanish Advisor
Gareth Tunley
Guard
Richard Glover
Catholic Contact
Andy Gillies
Boris
Sam Exley
Spanish Courtier
Bill Ratings & Reviews
One Room With A View
Tori Brazier
This quintessentially British film has mixed together the best bits from inspirations like Blackadder and Monty Python with a cheeky, imaginative approach to history and added song-and-dance.
The Sun (UK)
Gareth Alexander
A rare family film -- one that's hilarious.
Radio Times
Jamie Healy
The original members of TV's Horrible Histories make a promising feature debut with this ribald period romp.
Daily Express (UK)
Henry Fitzherbert
An amiable diversion ...
Daily Express (UK)
Allan Hunter
Bill is daft fun for all the family, plus there is the bonus of Damian Lewis as Sir Richard Hawkins.
Sky Cinema
Elliott Noble
If you're up for a spot of lyre rock and other hey-nonny-nonsense, this is exactly as you like it.
Starburst
John Townsend
You'd have to be pretty grumpy not to enjoy it.
The List
Emma Simmonds
Bill is an entertainingly irreverent biopic, enlivened by modern references and liberated by being less obliged to educate than its televisual predecessor.
Total Film
Stephen Kelly
A Horrible Histories film by any other name, Bill sees the cast of the popular CBBC show unite for a daft, affectionate take on the rise-to-fame years of William Shakespeare.
Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies
Charlotte Harrison
Bill explores what may have happened during William Shakespeare's lost years upon arriving in London to hilarious effect.
The Mail on Sunday (UK)
Matthew Bond
There are laughs but not quite enough.
Liverpool Echo
Georgia Morgan
The cast's energy is infectious and they frequently seem to be one smirk or snigger shy of corpsing en masse and ruining the take.
What Culture
Alex Leadbeater
You will chuckle a lot.
Movie Talk
Jason Best
It's knockabout stuff, a long way from the elegant wit of Tom Stoppard's Shakespeare in Love but performed with infectious gusto by the multiple-role-playing cast.
Daily Telegraph (UK)
Robbie Collin
Enough gags are splattered around to ensure a decent rate of stickage ...
Empire Magazine
Kim Newman
If you prefer Carry On Henry to Wolf Hall, this is the Tudorsploitation titterthon for you.
Observer (UK)
Mark Kermode
Nicely balancing its historically literate gags with broad knockabout slapstick, Bill is a crowd-pleasing treat that should tickle audiences young and old alike.
Independent (UK)
Geoffrey Macnab
Richard Bracewell's Elizabethan-era comedy, starring the cast of Horrible Histories and Yonderland, is brisk, cheery fare that yields as many laughs as it does groans.
Guardian
Peter Bradshaw
This feature is a very funny, if derivative panto-ish romp about the early life of Shakespeare.
Times (UK)
Kevin Maher
Don't let the two-star rating throw you completely, for there are some nice gags in Bill.
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