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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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?
#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.
#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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - Most Wicked Speed
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/17/2022
When an American PI is arrested for murder, Frank and Lu are drawn into the world of motors in search of a valuable muscle car and are taken for a ride by some shifty characters.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.