Bill
BBC family adventure telling the tall tale of what really happened during Shakespeare's early years - how hopeless lute player Bill leaves his home to follow his dream. Billed as a tale of "murderous kings, spies, lost loves, and a plot to blow up Queen Elizabeth". Stars the principal performers from kids TV series Horrible Histories and Yonderland.
2015Rating: PG, Mild violence and crude humour94 minsUK
Kids & Family
- Director:
- Richard Bracewell ('Cuckoo', 'The Gigolos')
- Writer:
- Laurence RickardBen Willbond
- Cast:
- Mathew BayntonSimon FarnabyMartha Howe-DouglasJim HowickLaurence RickardBen WillbondDamian Lewis
Bill / Reviews
The Guardian
This feature is a very funny, if derivative panto-ish romp about the early life of Shakespeare.
Full reviewEmpire Magazine
If you prefer Carry On Henry to Wolf Hall, this is the Tudorsploitation titterthon for you.
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