Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators is a British drama mystery television series set in Stratford-upon-Avon and produced by BBC Birmingham.

[3] A fourth series of ten episodes was filmed in 2021, with broadcast following in February 2022 on BBC One for the first nine, with the remaining one being saved for a Christmas special.

When her new husband is killed at the reception, Luella is suspected of murder by local DI Christina Marlowe, who had been Frank's junior.

Three days before her wedding, Luella Shakespeare hires private detective Frank Hathaway to investigate her fiancé, Clive Brenton, whom she believes is having an affair with his secretary, Janice Bardolph.

Frank and Luella are employed by Penelope Pincott to investigate sabotage at the business she and her husband Owain run, Shady Nooks care home.

Frank works out how Penelope's (already dead) body crashed to the ground from the roof when all the home's residents and staff were present in the dining room.

Frank is upset to find an old nemesis, Eddie Monmouth, he imprisoned eight years previously for violent crimes working at the hall.

Frank and Luella are employed by Sir Tim Forbes-Allen to find the missing curator, Lucian Shaw, of his new Shakespeare museum, fearing he had been kidnapped.

Frank and Luella are employed by Melanie Montague, lessee of The Barchester Arms, to find a stolen photograph of Old Lil who is purported to haunt the pub since she was murdered 120 years ago.

Charlie, like his sister Isabella, is expected to go to Oxford University after taking specialist teaching at the Syracusetution Centre.

Frank and Luella are employed by Beatie Delamar to investigate a curse on her Dance School, causing the accidental deaths of three directors.

It also found that "the first episode of Shakespeare & Hathaway did at least set up two leading characters you’d want to see more of", and praised Benton and Joyner for their performances.

[13] The Sunday Express found the programme "difficult to fault [...] well acted, nicely written – with decent jokes – and beautifully shot around Stratford".

[14] Reviewing the first episode of the second series in 2019, i newspaper praised the "easy chemistry" of Joyner and Benton, as well as "a strong supporting cast [that] includes nice turns from Roberta Taylor and Patrick Walshe McBride in particular".

Paying special attention to the writing of creators Jude Tindall and Paul Matthew Thompson, it goes on to say that "the real appeal of this show lies in a gentle if arch charm, decent plots and a sense that if we're going to spend time in territory adjacent to Midsomer Murders, then you might as well have fun with it".