The WORST episodes of Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators

Every episode of Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators!

Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire's residents.

Last Updated: 12/17/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing
Nothing Will Come of Nothing
star
6.95
110 votes

#1 - Nothing Will Come of Nothing

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/5/2019

Frank and Lu investigate a missing person's case at a casino, where gambling is a matter of life or death.

Directors: Matt Carter
Writer: Lol Fletcher
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All That Glisters
star
7.06
66 votes

#2 - All That Glisters

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/12/2020

Frank and Lu find themselves puzzling through the world of enigmatology as they become podcasters investigating a mysterious twenty-year-old car accident that killed a young mother.

Directors: John Greening
Writer: Rob Kinsman
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Reputation, Reputation, Reputation!
star
7.18
57 votes

#3 - Reputation, Reputation, Reputation!

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2020

Frank and Lu enter the competitive world of hairdressing and find themselves combing through a tangled web of backstabbing and deceit.

Directors: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Daisy Martey
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Best Beware My Sting
star
7.20
60 votes

#4 - Best Beware My Sting

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/11/2020

An energy tycoon hires Frank and Lu to keep an eye on his wayward eldest daughter and ensure that the wedding of his youngest daughter goes off without a hitch. But things are about to get a whole lot worse.

Directors: Paul Gibson
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How the Rogue Roar'd
star
7.20
75 votes

#5 - How the Rogue Roar'd

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/3/2020

When Frank and Lu are hired to help close down an old bingo hall, Frank is surprised to find an old nemesis at work. But what is he really up to?

Directors: Jennie Paddon
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O Thou Invisible Spirit of Wine
star
7.21
62 votes

#6 - O Thou Invisible Spirit of Wine

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/13/2020

When paranormal activity is reported in a Tudor pub, old family feuds are brought to a head and it looks like Frank and Lu have another mystery on their hands.

Directors: Piotr Szkopiak
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See Thyself, Devil!
star
7.22
58 votes

#7 - See Thyself, Devil!

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/2020

When a washed up rock star thinks the Devil is trying to kill him, Frank and Lu find themselves in a race to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.

Directors: John Greening
Writer: Ed Sellek
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A Serpent's Tooth
star
7.27
63 votes

#8 - A Serpent's Tooth

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/6/2020

After a fatal accident in a carpet warehouse, the youngest daughter of a carpet king hires Frank and Lu to investigate her own sisters.

Writer: Ishy Din
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Beware the Ides of March
star
7.27
102 votes

#9 - Beware the Ides of March

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/2019

Frank and Lu investigate a series of deadly "accidents" on a psychic TV programme hosted by two warring sisters.

Directors: Gill Wilkinson
Writer: Rachel Smith
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Thy Fury Spent
star
7.30
63 votes

#10 - Thy Fury Spent

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2020

A simple missing persons case takes a dramatic turn as Frank and Lu find themselves in the middle of a dispute over the opening of a new Shakespeare centre where it’s clear that no-one is who they seem.

Directors: Jennie Paddon
Writer: Kitty Percy
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If It Be Man's Work
star
7.38
56 votes

#11 - If It Be Man's Work

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/2022

Frank and Lu are drawn into Stratford’s Silicon Valley when Spider calls upon their help to expose a mole within tech company Forosa.

Directors: Paul Gibson
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The Offered Fallacy
star
7.39
76 votes

#12 - The Offered Fallacy

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/4/2019

Frank and Lu must clear their names when they are framed for various crimes by some mysterious doppelgangers.

Directors: Ian Barber
Writer: Kit Lambert
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The Play's the Thing
star
7.40
73 votes

#13 - The Play's the Thing

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/26/2019

When a LARP (live action role-play) battle in the woods goes wrong, Lu and Frank must clear the Queen's name and catch the culprit.

Directors: Matt Carter
Writer: Dan Muirden
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If Music Be the Food of Love
star
7.41
49 votes

#14 - If Music Be the Food of Love

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/15/2022

Frank and Lu enter the competitive world of ballroom dancing, brimming with passion and jealousy, and learn the dangers of falling in love with your dance partner.

Writer: Karen Laws
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The Chimes at Midnight
star
7.41
163 votes

#15 - The Chimes at Midnight

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/27/2018

When a stressed care home owner falls to her death, Frank and Lu encounter hapless care assistants and surprisingly spirited geriatrics.

Directors: Ian Barber
Writer: David Semple
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Outrageous Fortune
star
7.43
82 votes

#16 - Outrageous Fortune

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/25/2019

When a pampered pet runs away from a life of luxury, Frank and Lu are tasked with tracking down the hound.

Directors: Ian Barber
Writer: Jude Tindall
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The Chameleon's Dish
star
7.44
97 votes

#17 - The Chameleon's Dish

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/7/2018

Frank and Lu struggle to protect a troubled teen who suffers from nightmarish premonitions of murder.

Directors: Richard Signy
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Die We Must
star
7.45
42 votes

#18 - Die We Must

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2022

Frank and Lu are hired to look for a missing manuscript from dystopian sci-fi author Greg Alban.

Writer: James Cary
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This Promised End
star
7.46
134 votes

#19 - This Promised End

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/28/2018

Frank and Lu race against the clock when an undertaker is given only 24 hours to live by two mysterious hitmen.

Writer: Lol Fletcher
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Teach Me, Dear Creature
star
7.46
61 votes

#20 - Teach Me, Dear Creature

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/14/2020

Frank and Lu delve into the ultra-competitive world of private tutoring, while a reunion with an old RADA mate presents Sebastian with a choice about his future which could change everything for the agency.

Directors: Paul Gibson
Writer: Dan Muirden
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The Rascal Cook
star
7.48
96 votes

#21 - The Rascal Cook

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2018

Frank and Lu feel the heat in the kitchen when they investigate a campaign of culinary sabotage.

Directors: Richard Signy
Writer: Kit Lambert
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Toil and Trouble
star
7.50
107 votes

#22 - Toil and Trouble

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/2018

Lu and Frank try to exonerate local criminal Billy after the mayor is murdered in the dead of night.

Directors: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Kit Lambert
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Too Much of Water
star
7.50
50 votes

#23 - Too Much of Water

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2022

It’s not all plain sailing when Frank and Lu are hired to look into the drowning of a former Miss Stratford-upon-Avon, as they begin to uncover the beauty queen’s dark past.

Directors: Paul Gibson
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No More Cakes and Ale
star
7.50
101 votes

#24 - No More Cakes and Ale

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/2019

In a race against the clock, Frank and Lu must track down a vital witness in a crown court trial.

Directors: Gill Wilkinson
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The Fairest Show Means Most Deceit
star
7.51
95 votes

#25 - The Fairest Show Means Most Deceit

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/6/2018

A workplace compensation claim is not as straightforward as it first seems, and Frank is sceptical when a long-lost relative tracks him down.

Directors: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Dan Muirden
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