Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
- TV comedy drama
- BBC One / U&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 5 repeated Saturday at 8pm on U&Alibi
Episode menu
Series 4, Episode 7 - Some Cupid Kills
Further details
When Pollie, an actor friend of Sebastian's, believes her boyfriend Dalton's death was no accident the team delve into the strange world of As You Like It, an agency offering Shakespeare for hire for any occasion.
Frank and Lu meet Ava, a hard-nosed businesswoman who runs the agency and Bernard a charming, handsome actor whom Lu soon takes a shine to.
Sebastian goes undercover as the agency's newest recruit and meets Edie, the client who was with Dalton when he died, and finds himself in a compromising position with Keeler. The PIs soon realise there's bitter rivalry between the actors and financial issues within the company.
Can they work out who murdered Dalton before the killer strikes again?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 22nd February 2022
- Time
- 2:15pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 45 minutes
Cast & crew
Mark Benton | Frank Hathaway |
Jo Joyner | Luella Shakespeare |
Patrick Walshe McBride | Sebastian Brudenell |
Tomos Eames | DS Keeler |
Rory Wilson | Dalton Morley |
Marion Bailey | Edie Brosnan |
Gabriella Leon | Pollie Grisham |
Chukwuma Omambala | Bernard Wiseau |
Emily Woof | Ava Duffy |
Julian Rivett | Marco Tanks |
Kirsty Lane | Script Editor |
Matthew Cooke | Writer |
Vincent Lund | Writer |
John Maidens | Director |
Estelle Daniel | Producer |
Ceri Meyrick | Executive Producer |
Helen Munson | Executive Producer |
Hannah Shields | Line Producer |
Tristan Leon | Editor |
Martin Boddison | Production Designer |
John Cannon | Casting Director |
Stephen Moore | Casting Director |
Helen Smith | Make-up Designer |
Debbie Wiseman | Composer |
Rich Morelli | Graphics |
Marc Ridley | Costume Designer |
Jaz Castleton | Director of Photography |
Ashley Price | 1st Assistant Director |