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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 residents.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 3 Episode 9 - O Thou Invisible Spirit of Wine
    6.6/10(388 votes)

    #1 - O Thou Invisible Spirit of Wine

    S3:E9

    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

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  2. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 5 - The Endeavour of This Present Breath
    6.8/10(80 votes)

    #2 - The Endeavour of This Present Breath

    S5:E5

    Frank is delighted when the manager of Avon FC hires him to find a saboteur - until events take a deadly turn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 6 - As I Have Seen a Swan
    6.8/10(70 votes)

    #3 - As I Have Seen a Swan

    S5:E6

    When Stratford's local vigilante 'The Swan' accidently ruins a surveillance operation, Frank and Lu are hired to unmask the superhero.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 3 Episode 5 - Thy Fury Spent
    6.9/10(309 votes)

    #4 - Thy Fury Spent

    S3:E5

    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

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  5. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 3 Episode 2 - See Thyself, Devil!
    7.0/10(319 votes)

    #5 - See Thyself, Devil!

    S3:E2

    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

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  6. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 3 Episode 4 - A Serpent's Tooth
    7.0/10(294 votes)

    #6 - A Serpent's Tooth

    S3:E4

    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

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  7. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 2 - The Heavenly Harness'd Team
    7.0/10(114 votes)

    #7 - The Heavenly Harness'd Team

    S5:E2

    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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 8 - Be Not Afraid of Greatness
    7.1/10(36 votes)

    #8 - Be Not Afraid of Greatness

    S5:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 1 Episode 6 - Exit, Pursued by a Bear
    7.2/10(396 votes)

    #9 - Exit, Pursued by a Bear

    S1:E6

    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

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  10. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 2 Episode 3 - This Cursed Hand
    7.2/10(369 votes)

    #10 - This Cursed Hand

    S2:E3

    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

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  11. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 2 Episode 4 - Beware the Ides of March
    7.2/10(355 votes)

    #11 - Beware the Ides of March

    S2:E4

    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

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  12. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 2 Episode 7 - Nothing Will Come of Nothing
    7.2/10(346 votes)

    #12 - Nothing Will Come of Nothing

    S2:E7

    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

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  13. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 3 Episode 6 - Reputation, Reputation, Reputation!
    7.2/10(292 votes)

    #13 - Reputation, Reputation, Reputation!

    S3:E6

    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

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  14. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 4 Episode 1 - If It Be Mans Work
    7.2/10(318 votes)

    #14 - If It Be Mans Work

    S4:E1

    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
    Writers:Matthew Cooke, Vincent Lund

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  15. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 4 Episode 4 - Most Wicked Speed
    7.2/10(287 votes)

    #15 - Most Wicked Speed

    S4:E4

    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

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  16. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 4 Episode 7 - Some Cupid Kills
    7.2/10(242 votes)

    #16 - Some Cupid Kills

    S4:E7

    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
    Writers:Matthew Cooke, Vincent Lund

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  17. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 1 Episode 5 - Toil and Trouble
    7.3/10(412 votes)

    #17 - Toil and Trouble

    S1:E5

    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

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  18. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 2 Episode 2 - The Play's the Thing
    7.3/10(378 votes)

    #18 - The Play's the Thing

    S2:E2

    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

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  19. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 3 Episode 1 - How the Rogue Roar'd!
    7.3/10(336 votes)

    #19 - How the Rogue Roar'd!

    S3:E1

    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
    Writers:Matthew Cooke, Vincent Lund

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  20. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 3 Episode 7 - Best Beware My Sting
    7.3/10(284 votes)

    #20 - Best Beware My Sting

    S3:E7

    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

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  21. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 4 Episode 10 - I No More Desire a Rose
    7.3/10(237 votes)

    #21 - I No More Desire a Rose

    S4:E10

    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

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  22. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 3 - Destruction, Blood and Massacre
    7.3/10(100 votes)

    #22 - Destruction, Blood and Massacre

    S5:E3

    When Frank receives an invitation to a murder mystery party, the team finf themselves trapped with a killer in their midst

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 1 Episode 3 - This Promised End
    7.4/10(486 votes)

    #23 - This Promised End

    S1:E3

    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

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  24. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 1 Episode 8 - The Chameleon's Dish
    7.4/10(386 votes)

    #24 - The Chameleon's Dish

    S1:E8

    Frank and Lu struggle to protect a troubled teen who suffers from nightmarish premonitions of murder.

    Director:Richard Signy
    Writer:Nicola Wilson

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  25. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 1 Episode 9 - The Rascal Cook
    7.4/10(374 votes)

    #25 - The Rascal Cook

    S1:E9

    Frank and Lu feel the heat in the kitchen when they investigate a campaign of culinary sabotage.

    Director:Richard Signy
    Writer:Kit Lambert

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Worst Episodes Summary

"O Thou Invisible Spirit of Wine" is the worst rated episode of "Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators". It scored 6.6/10 based on 388 votes. Directed by Piotr Szkopiak and written by Oliver Frampton, it aired on 2/13/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Endeavour of This Present Breath".