{"id":40622,"date":"2022-06-15T09:30:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T14:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=40622"},"modified":"2022-06-29T04:54:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T09:54:58","slug":"british-television-mystery-series-shakespeare-hathaway-private-investigators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/british-television-mystery-series-shakespeare-hathaway-private-investigators\/","title":{"rendered":"British Television Mystery Series: Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"There are certain television series that attract me – and this is one of them. My husband and I for a long time were just Acorn members so I was quite disappointed to find out that the ads for the Shakespeare & Hathaway<\/strong>: Private Investigators British Cozy Mystery shows belonged to BritBox. This is the show that “made us” join BritBox — and I’m glad we did!<\/p>\n

Shakespeare & Hathaway stars two main private detectives: Frank Hathaway and Luella Shakespeare. Frank (played extremely well by Mark Benton) is an ex-Detective Inspector who owns the business. He reluctantly allows Lu (beautifully played by Jo Joyner), a hairdresser, to buy into his business. The real treat is their assistant Sebastian – bravo Patrick Walshe McBride! Frank & Lu do the leg work associated with being private detectives and Sebastian does the undercover work. Sebastian is a total hoot >>> a joy to watch as he dons costumes while pretending to be different professions. Good thing he’s friends with a costume maker and that he aspires to being in the Royal Shakespeare Company!<\/p>\n

The chemistry between the three regulars is terrific. Frank is sort of a grump, Lu is a ray of sunshine, and Sebastian is simply adorable. This is an upbeat show – as upbeat as a show can be that deals with death, betrayals, liars, cheats, and – well, you know, very bad people.<\/p>\n

The show takes place in Stratford-upon-Avon -> and it is so beautiful that I find myself wondering why my neighborhood can’t have beautiful parks, historic buildings, flowers blooming, etc. The scenery is absolutely beautiful. And the actual detectives’ office is very realistic – exactly what you would expect — given that the main private detective doesn’t put much thought to the importance of order (vs. clutter)!<\/p>\n

This series is truly a Cozy Mystery series – a lot of the things they investigate aren’t murders. You never see a mangled body – there are no morgue visits. This is a BBC production which started in 2018. As of 2022, they are in their fourth season. Each 45 minute episode is a self-contained mystery – which I much prefer over long-running mystery shows.<\/p>\n

I totally recommend Shakespeare & Hathaway to everyone who wants to enjoy a truly Cozy Mystery show. Unfortunately it is only available on BritBox<\/a><\/strong> – however if you look at their lineup of shows – you’ll see that they offer a lot of Cozy Mystery shows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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