Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One / Alibi
- 2018 - 2022
- 40 episodes (4 series)
Comedy drama about an oddball pair of private detectives. Stars Mark Benton, Jo Joyner, Patrick Walshe McBride, Amber Aga, Tomos Eames and more.
- Due to return for Series 5
- Series 4, Episode 7 repeated tomorrow at 8pm on Alibi
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 6 - The Offered Fallacy
Further details
Arden Constabulary's inundated with complaints about con-artists doing the rounds - and there's something familiar about the duo. At HQ, Frank and Lu haven't had any new clients in over a week, although Sebastian's inundated with complaints.
Relieved to finally have a client, Frank and Lu visit Emelia Merchant about her missing husband, but she seems to think they've met before... After being turfed out by angry son Ian Merchant, Frank and Lu return to HQ to a furious mob of clients they've never seen demanding their money back, and DI Marlowe waiting with a smug DS Keeler to arrest them on an extensive list of charges, including a theft of £30k.
After a sleepless night in the cells, Frank and Lu set out to prove they're being framed by their mysterious doppelgangers... can the PIs clear their names?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 4th March 2019
- Time
- 2:15pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 45 minutes
Cast & crew
| Mark Benton | Frank Hathaway |
| Jo Joyner | Luella Shakespeare |
| Patrick Walshe McBride | Sebastian Brudenell |
| Amber Aga | DI Marlowe |
| Tomos Eames | DS Keeler |
| Darren Evans | Spider |
| James Barriscale | Ian/Dave Merchant |
| Rebecca Gethings | Roamy Cusack |
| Rita May | Emilia Merchant |
| Victor McGuire | Phil Sirkin |
| Robin Weaver | Angela Goldsmith |
| Kit Lambert | Writer |
| Paul Matthew Thompson | Story Consultant |
| Jude Tindall | Story Consultant |
| Ian Barber | Director |
| Ella Kelly | Producer |
| Will Trotter | Executive Producer |
| Fiona Black | Line Producer |
| Neil Irvine | Script Producer |
| Alex Kalmakrian | Editor |
| Nick Turner | Production Designer |
| Gemma Hancock | Casting Director |
| Claire Collins | Costume Designer |
| Chris Preston | Director of Photography |
| Helen Smith | Make-up Designer |
| Debbie Wiseman | Composer |
| William Hartley | 1st Assistant Director |