Episode 1
Such a Mad Marriage Never Was Before
44m
Tensions rise as Frank and Lu are forced to reunite and work together on the case of a married couple in strife.
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Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018TV-PG5 seasons7.2 / 10
Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.
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Synopsis
Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.
Cast, crew and production details
About Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Cast
Jo JoynerLuella Shakespeare
Mark BentonFrank Hathaway
Patrick Walshe McBrideSebastian Brudenell
Amber AgarDI Marlowe
Yasmin Kaur BarnPC Viola Deacon
Tomos EamesDS Joe Keeler
Ciarán GriffithsBilly 'The Brick' Porter
Julia DeakinGenevieve ShakespeareCredits
- Created by
- Jude Tindall, Paul Matthew Thompson
- Written by
- Kit Lambert, Dan Muirden, Jude Tindall, Matthew Cooke, Vincent Lund, Paul Matthew Thompson, Dominique Moloney, Lol Fletcher, David Semple, Johanne McAndrew, Ed Sellek, James Cary, Jeff Povey, Oliver Frampton, Kitty Percy
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 50
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
U&AlibiUnited Kingdom
BBC Studios Drama ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Themes
cosy crimeprivate investigator
Season 5 episodes
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Episode 2
The Heavenly Harness'd Team
44m
Frank, Lu and Sebastian go undercover at a remote team building centre to root out a corporate spy trying to steal details of an important new contract
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Episode 3
Destruction, Blood and Massacre
44m
When Frank receives an invitation to a murder mystery party, the team finf themselves trapped with a killer in their midst
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Episode 4
A Dark House
44m
When Lu arrives home from a trip to find that a stranger legally owns her home, Spider and the team uncover a cruel scam which soon leads to murder
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Episode 5
The Endeavour of This Present Breath
44m
Frank is delighted when the manager of Avon FC hires him to find a saboteur - until events take a deadly turn.
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Episode 6
As I Have Seen a Swan
44m
When Stratford's local vigilante 'The Swan' accidently ruins a surveillance operation, Frank and Lu are hired to unmask the superhero.
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Episode 7
An Honest Fellow
44m
DS Keeler becomes Frank and Lu's most unlikely and reluctant client when he finds himself the victim of blackmail.
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Episode 8
Be Not Afraid of Greatness
44m
Lu is delighted when she and Frank are hired by a local TV shopping studio, but events soon take a deadly turn live on air.
Where to watch Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Episode 9
Daggers of the Mind
44m
When an acclaimed horror film director is terrorised by his own creations, his daughter doesn't know if her father has lost his mind or is the victim of a cruel trick.
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Episode 10
Such Sweet Sorrow
44m
When Frank and Lu are hired to play a pregnant couple at a hypnobirthing class, a previous misdemeanour comes back to bite them.
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