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 1, Episode 4 repeated tomorrow at 8pm on Alibi
Streaming rank this week: 1,328
Press clippings
Shakespeare & Hathaway to return for Series 5
Hit BBC comedy drama Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators is to return for a fifth series.
British Comedy Guide, 24th September 2024Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators review
The cosy little crime comedy that deserves a bigger stage.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 17th February 2022Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 shortlist
60 TV and radio programmes have been shortlisted across 10 categories for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 11th January 2021Shakespeare & Hathaway review
Turning the drama all the way up to 11, the Spinal Tap sleuths.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 5th February 2020Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019 shortlist
60 TV and radio programmes have been shortlisted across 10 categories for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2020Shakespeare & Hathaway gets two more series
BBC One's hit comedy drama series Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators is to return for two more series.
British Comedy Guide, 9th September 2019Shakespeare & Hathaway review
It's all too silly for a Monty Python sketch, never mind a detective serial. But if you're feeling overwhelmed by the misery and sadism in Baptiste, Luther and a catalogue of other bleak dramas, this little show might supply the antidote.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 27th February 2019Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators review
Easy chemistry between stars Mark Benton and Jo Joyner and clever twists offset the silliness of this hammy detective series.
Sarah Hughes, i Newspaper, 25th February 2019Broadcast Awards 2019 nominations
Derry Girls, Detectorists, Mum, Stath Lets Flats, This Country and The Windsors are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2018Shakespeare & Hathaway gets a second series
Investigative comedy drama Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators will return to BBC One after an "exceptional" first series.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd April 2018