Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators

Season 1

TV-PG

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An oddball couple of private detectives named Luella Shakespeare and Frank Hathaway investigate crime in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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10 Episodes

O Brave New World
E1
O Brave New WorldFrank Hathaway finds an unlikely partner in Lu Shakespeare when the pair are thrown together to catch a killer and clear Lu's name.
The Chimes at Midnight
E2
The Chimes at MidnightPenelope and Owain Pincott approach Luella and Frank to investigate acts of sabotage at their rest home, so Sebastian is sent undercover as a care assistant. He discovers that one resident is a kleptomaniac and Owain has an admirer so both become suspects when Penelope is murdered. However a death from the past provides as clue to solving one in the present.
This Promised End
E3
This Promised EndUndertaker Peter Quintus is visited by two sinister hitmen, who say they will kill him in twenty-four hours so he seeks help from Luella and Frank. Peter's ex-wife, the voracious Brenda, claims that he owes her a lot of money and then current wife Anne is attacked. Somebody clearly bears him a grudge and the detectives must find them before the deadline runs out.
This Rough Magic
E4
This Rough MagicJill Shiplake dies after being picked from the audience to assist magician Laurence Pross in a stage trick. Laurence believes rival conjuror Anton Duke sabotaged the trick and consults Luella and Frank. They discover that wealthy Jill had argued with cash-strapped spouse Steffan and CCTV seems to incriminate him but the detectives find that he has been framed and must work out why and by whom.
Toil and Trouble
E5
Toil and TroubleLu and Frank try to exonerate local criminal Billy after the mayor is murdered in the dead of night.
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
E6
Exit, Pursued by a BearSelf-centred actress Sally Balthasar receives death threats after rewriting 'Romeo and Juliet' as a feminist tract and is poisoned on stage. Cast and crew benefit from her absence, including director Roman Randall, who worked with Sally in a soap with a similar poison plot-line, and his lover, understudy Belle Roehampton. Somebody wants Sally off the stage, and Luella and Frank must find out who.
The Fairest Show Means Most Deceit
E7
The Fairest Show Means Most DeceitFrank is sceptical when an American, Martin Mariner, shows up, claiming to be his uncle. Meanwhile Frank and Luella are asked by shop-owners Diana and Leon Tarsich to prove that their cash-strapped employee Lola is faking an injury claim against them. Then Diana is murdered and Martin is a prime suspect. In proving his innocence, Frank also gets to clear up another mystery.
The Chameleon's Dish
E8
The Chameleon's DishFrank and Lu struggle to protect a troubled teen who suffers from nightmarish premonitions of murder.
The Rascal Cook
E9
The Rascal CookVolatile Len Tekler, owner of the Hiverna restaurant, complains of culinary sabotage, designed to give him a bad review by food critic Paulina Stainton. When the restaurant is closed by health inspectors Tekler suspects rival chef Trevor Cordiss but then Tekler is found dead. Paulina has an old grudge against him but she provides a link from the past which helps to crack the case.
Ill Met by Moonlight
E10
Ill Met by MoonlightOn the eve of an Autumn charity ball Lady Tanya Bede discovers that her rebellious daughter Mia has disappeared along with a priceless necklace she intends to wear at the ball. A ransom note implies that Mia has been kidnapped and suspicion falls on spurned boyfriend Dimitri. However CCTV footage from a pawn-shop and a drunken admission from Lady Tanya suggests otherwise.