Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Series 5
Created by: Jude Tindall, Paul Matthew Thompson
Network: BBC One, U&Alibi
Season aired: 2025-09-24
Seasons
Overview
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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Episodes · 10
Such a Mad Marriage Never Was Before
Tensions rise as Frank and Lu are forced to reunite and work together on the case of a married couple in strife.
The Heavenly Harness'd Team
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
Destruction, Blood and Massacre
When Frank receives an invitation to a murder mystery party, the team finf themselves trapped with a killer in their midst
A Dark House
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
The Endeavour of This Present Breath
Frank is delighted when the manager of Avon FC hires him to find a saboteur - until events take a deadly turn.
As I Have Seen a Swan
When Stratford's local vigilante 'The Swan' accidently ruins a surveillance operation, Frank and Lu are hired to unmask the superhero.
An Honest Fellow
DS Keeler becomes Frank and Lu's most unlikely and reluctant client when he finds himself the victim of blackmail.
Be Not Afraid of Greatness
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.
Daggers of the Mind
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.
Such Sweet Sorrow
When Frank and Lu are hired to play a pregnant couple at a hypnobirthing class, a previous misdemeanour comes back to bite them.
