6.5/10337 votesLoading...#1 - O Thou Invisible Spirit of Wine
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 2/13/2020
When paranormal activity is reported in a Tudor pub, old family feuds are brought to a head and it looks like Frank and Lu have another mystery on their hands.
Director: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Oliver Frampton
6.8/10273 votesLoading...#2 - Thy Fury Spent
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2020
At the grand opening of the Arden Museum's new Shakespeare Centre, Frank and Lu are bemused when the evening is interrupted by The Society Of Herstorians, a local protest group unhappy about the museum's demotion of Stratford's historical women of note.
Director: Jennie Paddon
Writer: Kitty Percy
7.0/10281 votesLoading...#3 - See Thyself, Devil!
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/2020
When a washed up rock star thinks the Devil is trying to kill him, Frank and Lu find themselves in a race to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.
Director: John Greening
Writer: Ed Sellek
7.0/10258 votesLoading...#4 - A Serpent's Tooth
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/6/2020
When a fatal accident takes place in a carpet warehouse, the youngest daughter of a carpet king hires Frank and Lu to investigate her own sisters.
Director: Miranda Howard-Williams
Writer: Ishy Din
7.1/10307 votesLoading...#5 - Nothing Will Come of Nothing
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/6/2019
Frank and Lu investigate a missing person's case at a casino, where gambling is a matter of life or death.
Director: Matt Carter
Writer: Lol Fletcher
7.1/10199 votesLoading...#6 - Some Cupid Kills
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/2022
Investigating a death at a Shakespeare-for-hire agency, Frank and Lu discover more backstabbing and tragedy behind the scenes than there is in the performances.
Director: John Maidens
Writer: Matthew Cooke, Vincent Lund
7.2/10347 votesLoading...#7 - 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
7.2/10328 votesLoading...#8 - This Cursed Hand
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/28/2019
A missing person's case turns to murder as Frank and Lu investigate the disappearance of an eastern European oligarch.
Director: Paul Gibson
Writer: David Semple
7.2/10312 votesLoading...#9 - Beware the Ides of March
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/1/2019
Frank and Lu investigate a series of deadly 'accidents' on a psychic TV programme hosted by two warring sisters.
Director: Gill Wilkinson
Writer: Rachel Smith
7.2/10255 votesLoading...#10 - Reputation, Reputation, Reputation!
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2020
Frank and Lu enter the competitive world of hairdressing and find themselves combing through a tangled web of backstabbing and deceit.
Director: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Daisy Martey
7.2/10272 votesLoading...#11 - If It Be Mans Work
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/2022
Frank and Lu are drawn into Stratford’s Silicon Valley when Spider calls upon their help to expose a mole within tech company Forosa.
Director: Paul Gibson
Writer: Matthew Cooke, Vincent Lund
7.2/10238 votesLoading...#12 - Most Wicked Speed
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/17/2022
When an American PI is arrested for murder, Frank and Lu are drawn into the world of motors in search of a valuable muscle car and are taken for a ride by some shifty characters.
Director: Ian Barber
Writer: Ed Sellek
7.2/10182 votesLoading...#13 - I No More Desire a Rose
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2022
Frank and Lu are hired to unmask the "Voice in the Dark" who threatens to destroy Wintermas; Sebastian is faced with his first solo case.
Director: John Maidens
Writer: Dan Muirden
7.3/10360 votesLoading...#14 - 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...#15 - 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
7.3/10300 votesLoading...#16 - How the Rogue Roar'd!
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/3/2020
When Frank and Lu are hired to help close down an old bingo hall, Frank is surprised to find an old nemesis at work. But what is he really up to?
Director: Jennie Paddon
Writer: Matthew Cooke, Vincent Lund
7.3/10248 votesLoading...#17 - Best Beware My Sting
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/11/2020
An energy tycoon hires Frank and Lu to keep an eye on his wayward eldest daughter and ensure that the wedding of his youngest daughter goes off without a hitch. But things are about to get a whole lot worse.
Director: Paul Gibson
Writer: Dominique Moloney
7.4/10468 votesLoading...#18 - 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
7.4/10426 votesLoading...#19 - 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...#20 - 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 votesLoading...#21 - 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...#22 - 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...#23 - 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...#24 - 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
7.5/10446 votesLoading...#25 - 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
The Worst Episodes of Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
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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...
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Network:BBC One
Worst Episodes Summary
"O Thou Invisible Spirit of Wine" is the worst rated episode of "Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators". It scored 6.5/10 based on 337 votes. Directed by Piotr Szkopiak and written by Oliver Frampton, it aired on 2/13/2020. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Thy Fury Spent".