7.4/10469 votes#1 - 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
7.5/10446 votes#2 - 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
7.4/10428 votes#3 - 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
7.5/10376 votes#4 - 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
7.3/10362 votes#5 - 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
7.2/10348 votes#6 - Exit, Pursued by a Bear
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/5/2018
Frank and Lu investigate death threats made against a former soap star who is about to stage her return to the limelight.
Director: Ian Barber
Writer: Jeff Povey
7.7/10359 votes#7 - 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
7.4/10336 votes#8 - 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
7.4/10328 votes#9 - 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
7.7/10342 votes#10 - 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
The Best Episodes of Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 1
Every episode of Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"O Brave New World" is the best rated episode of "Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 469 votes. Directed by Piotr Szkopiak and written by Paul Matthew Thompson, Jude Tindall, it aired on 2/26/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Chimes at Midnight".