8.0/10309 votesLoading...#1 - Too Cold for Hell
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/2019
Tracking a local conman, Frank and Lu make some unlikely allies when they encounter a pair of deadly gangsters.
Director: Darcia Martin
Writer: Jude Tindall
7.9/10278 votesLoading...#2 - Teach Me, Dear Creature
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/14/2020
Frank and Lu delve into the ultra-competitive world of private tutoring, while a reunion with an old RADA mate presents Sebastian with a choice about his future which could change everything for the agency.
Director: Paul Gibson
Writer: Dan Muirden
7.9/10204 votesLoading...#3 - Time Decays
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 2/24/2022
An idyllic Shakespeare walk soon turns to disaster when one of the walkers is murdered and Frank becomes the prime suspect.
Director: Ian Barber
Writer: Toby Walton
7.7/10357 votesLoading...#4 - The Fairest Show Means Most Deceit
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/6/2018
A workplace compensation claim is not as straightforward as it first seems, and Frank is sceptical when a long-lost relative tracks him down.
Director: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Dan Muirden
7.7/10340 votesLoading...#5 - Ill Met by Moonlight
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/2018
Frank and Lu must recover a precious jewel and a rebellious teenager before midnight strikes at Lady Bede's end-of-summer ball.
Director: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Kit Lambert
7.7/10287 votesLoading...#6 - In My Memory Lock'd
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/7/2019
When an amnesiac wanders into their lives, Frank and Lu must work out what happened to him.
Director: Darcia Martin
Writer: Dominique Moloney
7.7/10277 votesLoading...#7 - The Sticking Place
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/5/2020
Long-buried secrets are unearthed when Frank and Lu come to the aid of a community of allotment holders who are being threatened with eviction.
Director: Miranda Howard-Williams
Writer: Johanne McAndrew
7.6/10313 votesLoading...#8 - The Offered Fallacy
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/5/2019
Frank and Lu must clear their names when they are framed for various crimes by some mysterious doppelgangers.
Director: Ian Barber
Writer: Kit Lambert
7.6/10270 votesLoading...#9 - The Envious Court
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2019
Frank and Lu investigate a death threat at Runningbrook, an exclusive tennis club which hides a toxic threat.
Director: Paul Gibson
Writer: Kit Lambert
7.6/10248 votesLoading...#10 - All That Glisters
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/12/2020
Frank and Lu find themselves puzzling through the world of enigmatology as they become podcasters investigating a mysterious twenty-year-old car accident that killed a young mother.
Director: John Greening
Writer: Rob Kinsman
7.6/10253 votesLoading...#11 - If Music Be the Food of Love
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 2/15/2022
Frank and Lu enter the competitive world of ballroom dancing, brimming with passion and jealousy, and learn the dangers of falling in love with your dance partner.
Director: David Innes Edwards
Writer: N/A
7.6/10210 votesLoading...#12 - And Rarest Parts
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2022
Frank and Lu investigate a case of paranormal activity when they are approached by a wealthy member of the local trainspotting community.
Director: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Rex Obano
7.5/10445 votesLoading...#13 - The Chimes at Midnight
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/27/2018
When a stressed care home owner falls to her death, Frank and Lu encounter hapless care assistants and surprisingly spirited geriatrics.
Director: Ian Barber
Writer: David Semple
7.5/10374 votesLoading...#14 - This Rough Magic
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/1/2018
Frank and Lu investigate mysterious goings-on when a woman dies in a magic trick gone gruesomely wrong.
Director: Carolina Giammetta
Writer: Kit Lambert
7.5/10305 votesLoading...#15 - No More Cakes and Ale
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/2019
In a race against the clock, Frank and Lu must track down a vital witness in a crown court trial.
Director: Gill Wilkinson
Writer: Paul Matthew Thompson
7.5/10223 votesLoading...#16 - Die We Must
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2022
The case of a missing manuscript takes a dramatic turn when Frank and Lu find themselves trapped in famous author Greg Alban’s house, where no-one is who they seem.
Director: David Innes Edwards
Writer: James Cary
7.4/10467 votesLoading...#17 - O Brave New World
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/26/2018
Frank Hathaway finds an unlikely partner in Lu Shakespeare when the pair are thrown together to catch a killer and clear Lu's name.
Director: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Paul Matthew Thompson, Jude Tindall
7.4/10425 votesLoading...#18 - This Promised End
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/28/2018
Frank and Lu race against the clock when an undertaker is given only 24 hours to live by two mysterious hitmen.
Director: Carolina Giammetta
Writer: Lol Fletcher
7.4/10336 votesLoading...#19 - The Chameleon's Dish
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/7/2018
Frank and Lu struggle to protect a troubled teen who suffers from nightmarish premonitions of murder.
Director: Richard Signy
Writer: Nicola Wilson
7.4/10327 votesLoading...#20 - The Rascal Cook
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2018
Frank and Lu feel the heat in the kitchen when they investigate a campaign of culinary sabotage.
Director: Richard Signy
Writer: Kit Lambert
7.4/10360 votesLoading...#21 - Outrageous Fortune
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/25/2019
When a pampered pet runs away from a life of luxury, Frank and Lu are tasked with tracking down the hound.
Director: Ian Barber
Writer: Jude Tindall
7.4/10226 votesLoading...#22 - Too Much of Water
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2022
It’s not all plain sailing when Frank and Lu are hired to look into the drowning of a former Miss Stratford-upon-Avon, as they begin to uncover the beauty queen’s dark past.
Director: Paul Gibson
Writer: Johanne McAndrew
7.4/10225 votesLoading...#23 - Hunger for Bread
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/18/2022
Lu infiltrates a local slimming club to uncover their secrets, but she gets more than she bargained for when she realises her sister is a member.
Director: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Fiona Evans
7.3/10359 votesLoading...#24 - Toil and Trouble
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/2018
Lu and Frank try to exonerate local criminal Billy after the mayor is murdered in the dead of night.
Director: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Kit Lambert
7.3/10335 votesLoading...#25 - The Play's the Thing
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/26/2019
When a LARP battle in the woods goes wrong, Lu and Frank must clear the Queen's name and catch the culprit.
Director: Matt Carter
Writer: Dan Muirden
The Best Episodes of Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Every episode of Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators!
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...
Genres:ComedyDramaMystery
Network:BBC One
Best Episodes Summary
"Too Cold for Hell" is the best rated episode of "Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators". It scored 8/10 based on 309 votes. Directed by Darcia Martin and written by Jude Tindall, it aired on 3/9/2019. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Teach Me, Dear Creature".