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The Best Episodes of Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5

Every episode of Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 1 - Such a Mad Marriage Never Was Before
    7.7/10(236 votes)

    #1 - Such a Mad Marriage Never Was Before

    S5:E1

    Tensions rise as Frank and Lu are forced to reunite and work together on the case of a married couple in strife.

    Director:Miranda Howard-Williams
    Writer:Rebecca Ramsden

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  2. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 2 - The Heavenly Harness'd Team
    7.1/10(207 votes)

    #2 - The Heavenly Harness'd Team

    S5:E2

    Frank, Lu and Sebastian go undercover at a remote team building centre to root out a corporate spy trying to steal details of an important new contract

    Director:Khurrum M. Sultan
    Writer:Rebecca Ramsden

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  3. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 3 - Destruction, Blood and Massacre
    7.3/10(201 votes)

    #3 - Destruction, Blood and Massacre

    S5:E3

    When Frank receives an invitation to a murder mystery party, the team find themselves trapped with a killer in their midst.

    Director:Paul Gibson
    Writer:Afsaneh Gray

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  4. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 4 - A Dark House
    7.7/10(180 votes)

    #4 - A Dark House

    S5:E4

    When Lu arrives home from a trip to find that a stranger legally owns her home, Spider and the team uncover a cruel scam which soon leads to murder

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 5 - The Endeavour of This Present Breath
    7.0/10(167 votes)

    #5 - The Endeavour of This Present Breath

    S5:E5

    Frank is delighted when the manager of Avon FC hires him to find a saboteur - until events take a deadly turn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 6 - As I Have Seen a Swan
    7.1/10(160 votes)

    #6 - As I Have Seen a Swan

    S5:E6

    When Stratford's local vigilante 'The Swan' accidently ruins a surveillance operation, Frank and Lu are hired to unmask the superhero.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 7 - An Honest Fellow
    8.0/10(169 votes)

    #7 - An Honest Fellow

    S5:E7

    DS Keeler becomes Frank and Lu's most unlikely and reluctant client when he finds himself the victim of blackmail.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 8 - Be Not Afraid of Greatness
    7.6/10(141 votes)

    #8 - Be Not Afraid of Greatness

    S5:E8

    Lu is delighted when she and Frank are hired by a local TV shopping studio, but events soon take a deadly turn live on air.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 9 - Daggers of the Mind
    7.6/10(136 votes)

    #9 - Daggers of the Mind

    S5:E9

    When an acclaimed horror film director is terrorised by his own creations, his daughter doesn't know if her father has lost his mind or is the victim of a cruel trick.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Season 5 Episode 10 - Such Sweet Sorrow
    7.8/10(140 votes)

    #10 - Such Sweet Sorrow

    S5:E10

    When Frank and Lu are hired to play a pregnant couple at a hypnobirthing class, a previous misdemeanour comes back to bite them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Such a Mad Marriage Never Was Before" is the best rated episode of "Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators" season 5. It scored 7.7/10 based on 236 votes. Directed by Miranda Howard-Williams and written by Rebecca Ramsden, it aired on 9/24/2025. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Heavenly Harness'd Team".