Guest Stars Tony Curran as King James I Mark O'Halloran as Sir Francis Bacon Niamh Algar as Sandie Adrian Rawlins as Sir Edward Coke Emily Fairn as Jenny Jacob McCarthy as Kit Villiers Rina Mahoney as Laura Ashcattle Amelia Gething as Frances Coke Alice Grant as Susan Villiers Tom Victor as John Villiers Samuel Blenkin as Prince Charles Mirren Mack as Katherine Manners Neil Edmond as Napier Jim Sturgeon as Dr Harvey Robert Lonsdale as Felton Alessandro Piavani as Arthur Brett Alex Brendemühl as Olivares Aine McNamara as Spanish Infanta Tina Rizzo as Isabella Giulio Mezza as Elias Francesca D'Souza as Alexandra Yezuan Calvis as Pedro Isla Ling as Young Mary