Elenco (na ordem dos créditos)
Hugh David
Narrator(voice)
Roger Croucher
William Shakespeare, the man
Carlo Cura
William Shakespeare, the boy
Mervyn Pascoe
John Shakespeare, William's father
Eirene Beck
Mary Shakespeare, William's mother
Claire Pollock
Anne Shakespeare, William's wife
Paul Harris
Richard Burbage
Giles Havergal
John Heminge
Leader Hawkins
Henry Condell
Elric Hooper
Robert Armine
David Bedard
ATOR
John Bromley
John Carlin
Martin Cookson
Charles Eley
Peter Forest
Eric Francis
Ian Frost
Winifred Hill
John Howard
Derek Johns
Molly Kenny
Ken Lawrence
Hugh Lund
Lilian Padmore
Leslie Pitt
Gareth Robinson
Elisabeth Wade
Bill Wiesener
Philip Yardley