| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Ian McShane | Christopher Marlowe | 6 |
| Tim Curry | William Shakespeare | 6 |
| Paul Freeman | Dick Burbage | 6 |
| John Normington | Alex Cooke | 6 |
| Ron Cook | Jack Rice | 6 |
| Roger Lloyd Pack | Jack Heminge | 6 |
| Meg Wynn Owen | Anne Shakespeare | 6 |
| Derek Royle | William Kempe | 5 |
| Nicholas Clay | The Earl of Southampton | 4 |
| John McEnery | Hamnet Sadler | 3 |
| Julian Curry | Sir Robert Cecil | 2 |
| Thorley Walters | Mr. Justice Fleminge | 1 |
| Michael Cashman | Man in street | 1 |
| Simon MacCorkindale | Sir Thomas Walsingham | 1 |
| Peter Benson | Peter Phipps | 1 |
| André Morell | Edward Alleyn | 1 |
| Will Knightley | Soldier | 1 |
| Bill Paterson | King James I | 1 |
| Moray Watson | Nicholas | 1 |
| Ivor Roberts | Dr. Moffett | 1 |
| Basil Dignam | The Lord Chamberlain | 1 |
| Michael Standing | Man in street | 1 |
| Veronica Clifford | Mother Parker | 1 |
| Milton Johns | Dr. Alcibiades | 1 |
| Huw Higginson | Sampson | 1 |