Guest Stars Tony Curran as King James I Mark O'Halloran as Sir Francis Bacon Niamh Algar as Sandie Emily Fairn as Jenny Rina Mahoney as Laura Ashcattle Adrian Rawlins as Sir Edward Coke Jacob McCarthy as Kit Villiers Amelia Gething as Frances Coke Tom Victor as John Villiers Alice Grant as Susan Villiers Sean Gilder as Sir Thomas Compton Nicola Walker as Lady Hatton Ian Hanmore as Gravedigger Rab Neil McKinven as Gravedigger Bill Dylan Brady as Peter Carr Marc French as Serving Boy