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SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS: Ill Met By Moonlight

(L-R) Sebastian Brudenell (Patrick Walshe McBride), Lu Shakespeare (Jo Joyner) and Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS: “Ill Met By Moonlight."
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(L-R) Sebastian Brudenell (Patrick Walshe McBride), Lu Shakespeare (Jo Joyner) and Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS: “Ill Met By Moonlight."

Airs Friday, Dec. 27, 2019 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Frank and Lu must recover a precious jewel and a rebellious teenager before midnight strikes at Lady Bede's end-of-summer ball

An almighty crash in the middle of the night alarms Lady Tania. On investigation she discovers her rebellious daughter, Mia, is missing along with a precious necklace.

Frustrated with her wayward daughter and distraught at the loss of her beloved necklace Lady Bede summons Frank and Lu to her stately home.

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Upon arrival the pair spots a crew of workers led by the charismatic Ron Greenvale preparing for the annual Autumn Equinox Ball.

Ron Greenvale (Sean Gleeson) and Lady Tania Bede (Anna Wilson-Jones) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS “Ill Met By Moonlight."
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Ron Greenvale (Sean Gleeson) and Lady Tania Bede (Anna Wilson-Jones) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS “Ill Met By Moonlight."

Lady Tania issues clear instructions - she'll pay them £10,000 to crack the case, but only if they retrieve the missing jewel before the ball.

When a bloodied top belonging to Mia is found in the grounds it seems darker forces than simple teenage rebellion are at play.

Dimitri Erasmu (Tom Lewis) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS "Ill Met By Moonlight."
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Dimitri Erasmu (Tom Lewis) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS "Ill Met By Moonlight."

The trail leads Frank and Lu to the ball itself where a heady mix of champagne and moonlight forces the eclectic cast of characters to reveal their true motives...

Find out who did it on “Ill Met By Moonlight.”

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Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS “Ill Met By Moonlight.”
Mark Bourdillon/ Copyright BBC 2017
Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS “Ill Met By Moonlight.”

Credits:

From BBC Studios. Created by Paul Matthew Thompson and Jude Tindal. Producer: Ella Kelly. Starring Mark Benton and Jo Joyner.