{"id":54320,"date":"2023-05-15T19:04:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T23:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=54320"},"modified":"2023-05-15T19:04:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T23:04:54","slug":"ovation-tv-kicks-off-a-four-season-run-of-shakespeare-hathaway-private-investigators-starting-saturday-june-24-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/15\/ovation-tv-kicks-off-a-four-season-run-of-shakespeare-hathaway-private-investigators-starting-saturday-june-24-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovation TV Kicks Off a Four-Season Run of &#8220;Shakespeare &#038; Hathaway: Private Investigators&#8221; Starting Saturday, June 24 [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00; font-variant: small-caps;\">A Morty Pick<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Ovation TV, America&#8217;s premier arts network, will begin airing four seasons of the beloved British detective series <strong><em>Shakespeare &amp; Hathaway: Private Investigators<\/em><\/strong> next month.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BwlDIs3ULE0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Starring Mark Benton as the hard-boiled Frank Hathaway and Jo Joyner as his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare, the series was created by Paul Matthew Thompson (<em>Vera, Doctors<\/em>) and Jude Tindall (<em>Father Brown, Doctors<\/em>). Two episodes will air back-to-back every Saturday night during Ovation TV&#8217;s Mystery Alley programming destination. Season One premieres on Ovation TV on Saturday, June 24 @ 7PM ET, while Season Two premieres on Saturday, July 29 @ 7PM ET.<\/p><div id=\"morty-205090090\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bride-to-be Luella Shakespeare believes her future husband Clive Brenton (Nigel Whitmey) is unfaithful and approaches shabby private eye and ex-policeman Frank Hathaway. Joining with Frank and his assistant Sebastian (Patrick Walshe McBride), she uncovers Clive&#8217;s shady past and proves her own sleuthing skills. The unlikely pair forms a partnership as they investigate extramarital affairs, murderous magicians, abducted au pairs, and more in Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwickshire. Despite their constant disagreements, the duo makes a good team in this action-packed, fun-filled comedic drama.<\/p>\n<p>Episode descriptions plus airdates and times are below:<\/p>\n<p>Episode 101 &#8220;O Brave New World&#8221; airs Saturday, June 24 @ 7PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank Hathaway finds an unlikely partner in Lu Shakespeare.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2568667615\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Episode 102 &#8220;The Chimes at Midnight&#8221; airs Saturday, June 24 @ 8PM ET<\/p>\n<p>A stressed care homeowner falls to her death.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 103 &#8220;This Promised End&#8221; airs Saturday, July 1 @ 7PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu race against the clock when an undertaker is given only 24 hours to live.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 104 &#8220;This Rough Magic&#8221; airs Saturday, July 1 @ 8PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu investigate mysterious goings-on when a woman dies in a magic trick.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 105 &#8220;Toil and Trouble&#8221; airs Saturday, July 8 @ 7PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Lu and Frank try to exonerate local criminal Billy when the local mayor is murdered.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 106 &#8220;Exit, Pursued by a Bear&#8221; airs Saturday, July 8 @ 8PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu investigate death threats made against a former soap star.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 107 &#8220;The Fairest Show Means Most Deceit&#8221; airs Saturday, July 15 @ 7PM ET<\/p>\n<p>A workplace compensation claim is not as straightforward as it first seems.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 108 &#8220;The Chameleon&#8217;s Dish&#8221; airs Saturday, July 15 @ 8PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu must recover a precious jewel and a rebellious teenager before midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 109 &#8220;The Rascal Cook&#8221; airs Saturday, July 22 @ 7PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu feel the heat when they investigate a campaign of culinary sabotage.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 110 &#8220;I&#8217;ll Met by Moonlight&#8221; airs Saturday, July 22 @ 8PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu try to protect a teen who suffers from nightmarish premonitions of murder.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 201 &#8220;Outrageous Fortune&#8221; airs Saturday, July 29 @ 7PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu are tasked with tracking down a pampered pet.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 202 &#8220;The Play&#8217;s The Thing&#8221; airs Saturday, July 29 @ 8PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Lu and Frank must clear the Queen&#8217;s name when a LARP battle in the woods goes wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 203 &#8220;This Cursed Hand&#8221; airs Saturday, August 5 @ 7PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu investigate the disappearance of an eastern European oligarch.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 204 &#8220;Beware the Ides of March&#8221; airs Saturday, August 5 @ 8PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu investigate a series of deadly &#8216;accidents&#8217; on a TV program.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 205 &#8220;No More Cakes and Ale&#8221; airs Saturday, August 12 @ 7PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu must track down a vital witness in a crown court trial.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 206 &#8220;The Offered Fallacy&#8221; airs Saturday, August 12 @ 8PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu are framed for various crimes by some mysterious doppelgangers.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 207 &#8220;Nothing Will Come of Nothing&#8221; airs Saturday, August 19 @ 7PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu investigate a casino where gambling is a matter of life or death.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 208 &#8220;In My Memory Lock&#8217;d&#8221; airs Saturday, August 19 @ 8PM ET<\/p>\n<p>When an amnesiac wanders into their lives, Frank and Lu must deduce what happened to him.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 209 &#8220;The Envious Court&#8221; airs Saturday, August 26 @ 7PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu investigate a death threat at an exclusive tennis club.<\/p>\n<p>Episode 210 &#8220;Too Cold for Hell&#8221; airs Saturday, August 26 @ 8PM ET<\/p>\n<p>Frank and Lu make some unlikely allies when they encounter a pair of deadly gangsters.<\/p>\n<p>Later this year, Season Three will premiere on Ovation TV on Saturday, September 2 @ 7PM ET, and Season Four will premiere on Saturday, October 7 @ 7PM ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Morty Pick Ovation TV, America&#8217;s premier arts network, will begin airing four seasons of the beloved British detective series Shakespeare &amp; Hathaway: Private Investigators next month. 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