A Review of the Shakespeare and Hathaway mystery television program
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators is a British mystery television series set in Stratford-upon-Avon and produced by the BBC Birmingham from 2018 to the present. The many writers draw on Shakespeare’s plays for characters and situations but give every show a contemporary twist and use humor to lighten up tense situations. The main characters are private investigator Frank Hathaway (played by Mark Benton) and Luella Shakespeare (played by Jo Joyner). Luella is a former hairdresser who joins Frank’s firm after he solves the mystery of who killed her fiancé. They work together to solve various crimes in Stratford-upon-Avon, ably assisted by their employee Sebastian Brudenell (played by Patrick Walshe McBride), a young RADA-trained actor who uses his impersonation skill for their undercover investigations. Detective Inspector Christina Marlowe (played by Amber Aga), who had been Frank’s subordinate at the local police department, sometimes helps and sometimes hinders Shakespeare and Hathaway. Of course, Christopher Marlowe was a contemporary playwright competing with William Shakespeare. The actors do a wonderful job in their roles. Most of the television programs…
