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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Jo Joyner
Luella Shakespeare
Mark Benton
Frank Hathaway
Patrick Walshe McBride
Sebastian Brudenell
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10 episodes • 2018Avg: 7.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O Brave New World | Feb 26, 2018 | 6.8 |
| 2 | The Chimes at Midnight | Feb 27, 2018 | 6.8 |
| 3 | This Promised End | Feb 28, 2018 | 7.2 |
| 4 | This Rough Magic | Mar 1, 2018 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Toil and Trouble | Mar 2, 2018 | 6.5 |
| 6 | Exit, Pursued by a Bear | Mar 5, 2018 | 6.7 |
| 7 | The Fairest Show Means Most Deceit | Mar 6, 2018 | 7.3 |
| 8 | The Chameleon's Dish | Mar 7, 2018 | 7.2 |
| 9 | The Rascal Cook | Mar 8, 2018 | 7.2 |
| 10 | Ill Met by Moonlight | Mar 9, 2018 | 7.4 |
10 episodes • 2019Avg: 7.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outrageous Fortune | Feb 25, 2019 | 6.8 |
| 2 | The Play's the Thing | Feb 26, 2019 | 6.8 |
| 3 | This Cursed Hand | Feb 28, 2019 | 6.2 |
| 4 | Beware the Ides of March | Mar 1, 2019 | 6.5 |
| 5 | No More Cakes and Ale | Mar 2, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 6 | The Offered Fallacy | Mar 5, 2019 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Nothing Will Come of Nothing | Mar 6, 2019 | 6.8 |
| 8 | In My Memory Lock'd | Mar 7, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 9 | The Envious Court | Mar 8, 2019 | 6.5 |
| 10 | Too Cold for Hell | Mar 9, 2019 | 8.0 |
10 episodes • 2020Avg: 6.5Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How the Rogue Roar'd! | Feb 3, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 2 | See Thyself, Devil! | Feb 4, 2020 | 6.8 |
| 3 | The Sticking Place | Feb 5, 2020 | 7.2 |
| 4 | A Serpent's Tooth | Feb 6, 2020 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Thy Fury Spent | Feb 7, 2020 | 6.2 |
| 6 | Reputation, Reputation, Reputation! | Feb 10, 2020 | 6.2 |
| 7 | Best Beware My Sting | Feb 11, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 8 | All That Glisters | Feb 12, 2020 | 6.8 |
| 9 | O Thou Invisible Spirit of Wine | Feb 13, 2020 | 4.5 |
| 10 | Teach Me, Dear Creature | Feb 14, 2020 | 7.2 |
10 episodes • 2022Avg: 6.6Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If It Be Mans Work | Feb 14, 2022 | 6.7 |
| 2 | If Music Be the Food of Love | Feb 15, 2022 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Too Much of Water | Feb 16, 2022 | 6.4 |
| 4 | Most Wicked Speed | Feb 17, 2022 | 6.3 |
| 5 | Hunger for Bread | Feb 18, 2022 | 6.8 |
| 6 | Die We Must | Feb 21, 2022 | 6.2 |
| 7 | Some Cupid Kills | Feb 22, 2022 | 7.0 |
| 8 | And Rarest Parts | Feb 23, 2022 | 6.2 |
| 9 | Time Decays | Feb 24, 2022 | 7.5 |
| 10 | I No More Desire a Rose | Dec 16, 2022 | 6.5 |
10 episodes • 2025Avg: 6.3Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Such a Mad Marriage Never Was Before | Sep 24, 2025 | 7.0 |
| 2 | The Heavenly Harness'd Team | Sep 24, 2025 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Destruction, Blood and Massacre | Sep 24, 2025 | 6.0 |
| 4 | A Dark House | Sep 24, 2025 | 7.0 |
| 5 | The Endeavour of This Present Breath | Sep 24, 2025 | 6.0 |
| 6 | As I Have Seen a Swan | Sep 24, 2025 | 5.0 |
| 7 | An Honest Fellow | Sep 24, 2025 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Be Not Afraid of Greatness | Sep 24, 2025 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Daggers of the Mind | Sep 24, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Such Sweet Sorrow | Sep 24, 2025 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2026Avg: 9.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By Love's Own Sweet Constraint | Sep 23, 2026 | 10.0 |
| 2 | All the Power This Charm Doth Owe Me | Sep 23, 2026 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Nothing Else Holds Fashion | Sep 23, 2026 | 8.0 |
| 4 | The Eyes of the Ignorant | Sep 23, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Loathsome in its Own Deliciousness | Sep 23, 2026 | 10.0 |
| 6 | A Poor Player | Sep 23, 2026 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Present Mirth Hath Present Laughter | Sep 23, 2026 | 10.0 |
| 8 | Hell Is Empty and All The Devils Are Here | Sep 23, 2026 | 10.0 |
| 9 | A Rude Despiser of Good Manners | Sep 23, 2026 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Thou Art My All | Sep 23, 2026 | 10.0 |
