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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 5 Episode 8 - Be Not Afraid of Greatness
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 9 - Daggers of the Mind
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Daggers of the Mind

    S5:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 10 - Such Sweet Sorrow
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Such Sweet Sorrow

    S5:E10

    When Frank and Lu are hired to play a pregnant couple at a hypnobirthing class, a previous misdemeanour comes back to bite them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 3 Episode 9 - O Thou Invisible Spirit of Wine
    4.5/10(4 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 6 - As I Have Seen a Swan
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 3 Episode 4 - A Serpent's Tooth
    6.0/10(4 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 3 - Destruction, Blood and Massacre
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Destruction, Blood and Massacre

    S5:E3

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

    Director:Paul Gibson
    Writer:Afsaneh Gray

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  8. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 5 - The Endeavour of This Present Breath
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 2 Episode 3 - This Cursed Hand
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 3 Episode 5 - Thy Fury Spent
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 3 Episode 6 - Reputation, Reputation, Reputation!
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 4 Episode 6 - Die We Must
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Die We Must

    S4:E6

    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

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  13. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 4 Episode 8 - And Rarest Parts
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #13 - And Rarest Parts

    S4:E8

    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

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  14. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 4 Episode 4 - Most Wicked Speed
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 4 Episode 3 - Too Much of Water
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Too Much of Water

    S4:E3

    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

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  16. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 1 Episode 5 - Toil and Trouble
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 2 Episode 4 - Beware the Ides of March
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 2 Episode 9 - The Envious Court
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - The Envious Court

    S2:E9

    Frank and Lu investigate a death threat at Runningbrook, an exclusive tennis club which hides a toxic threat.

    Director:Paul Gibson
    Writer:Kit Lambert

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  19. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 4 Episode 10 - I No More Desire a Rose
    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 1 Episode 6 - Exit, Pursued by a Bear
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 4 Episode 1 - If It Be Mans Work
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #21 - 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:Vincent Lund, Matthew Cooke

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  22. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 1 Episode 1 - O Brave New World
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #22 - O Brave New World

    S1:E1

    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
    Writers:Paul Matthew Thompson, Jude Tindall

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  23. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 1 Episode 2 - The Chimes at Midnight
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #23 - The Chimes at Midnight

    S1:E2

    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

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  24. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 2 Episode 1 - Outrageous Fortune
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Outrageous Fortune

    S2:E1

    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

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  25. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 2 Episode 2 - The Play's the Thing
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Be Not Afraid of Greatness" is the worst rated episode of "Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/24/2025. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Daggers of the Mind".