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Season 5 – Shakespeare and Hathaway -- Private Investigators

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An oddball couple of private detectives investigate crime in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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Shakespeare and Hathaway -- Private Investigators — Season 5

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Anne Brodie What She Said Nov 21
3/4
Colourful, fun cases that continue to be imaginative and make full use of the leads’ expertise crafting consistently entertaining characters. Benton’s lost a good deal of weight, and trimmed his hair and Joyner remains her amusing, brilliant self. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Christine G. @Mickey52 Mar 16 I love this series ! Lovable characters. Good fun and lots of humor. I find this easy to rewatch . Interesting enough to keep me engaged - just great cozy mysteries . Beautiful setting in Stratford -on-Avon. Nice theme music. See more Read all reviews
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Mark Benton

Frank Hathaway

Jo Joyner

Luella Shakespeare

Patrick Walshe McBride

Sebastian Brudenell

Tomos Eames

DS Joe Keeler

Christine Bottomley

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Fiona Button

Celia Touchstone

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 24, 2025 Such a Mad Marriage Never Was Before Shakespeare and Hathaway are forced to reunite as they take on the case of a doomed couple. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 24, 2025 The Heavenly Harness'd Team Frank, Lu and Sebastian go undercover at a remote team building center to root out a corporate spy trying to steal the details of an important new contract. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 24, 2025 Destruction, Blood and Massacre When Frank receives an invitation to a murder-mystery party, the team find themselves trapped with a killer in their midst. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 24, 2025 A Dark House When Lu arrives home from a trip to find that a stranger legally owns her home, Spider and the team uncover a cruel scam which leads to murder. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 24, 2025 The Endeavour of This Present Breath Frank is delighted when the manager of Avon FC hires them to find a saboteur -- until events take a deadly turn. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 24, 2025 As I Have Seen a Swan When Stratford's local vigilante "The Swan" accidentally ruins a surveillance operation, Frank and Lu are hired to unmask the superhero. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 24, 2025 An Honest Fellow DS Keeler becomes Frank and Lu's most unlikely and reluctant client when he finds himself the victim of blackmail. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 24, 2025 Be Not Afraid of Greatness 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. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 24, 2025 Daggers of the Mind When Reynard Lennox, an acclaimed horror film director, is terrorized by his own creations, his daughter doesn't know if her father has lost his mind or is the victim of a cruel trick. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 24, 2025 Such Sweet Sorrow When Frank and Lu are hired to play a pregnant couple at a hypnobirthing class, a previous misdemeanor comes back to bite them. Details

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Shakespeare and Hathaway -- Private Investigators — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Khurrum Sultan, Piotr Szkopiak, Miranda Howard-Williams
Executive Producer
Will Trotter, Claire Hookway, Ceri Meyrick
Screenwriter
Tom Ogden, Rebecca Ramsden, Paul Matthew Thompson, Dan Muirden
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Crime
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Sep 24, 2025