Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Available On Air Stations
Watch Live

Arts & Culture

SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS: The Rascal Cook

Lu Shakespeare (Jo Joyner) and Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS "The Rascal Cook."
Mark Bourdillon/ Copyright BBC 2017
Lu Shakespeare (Jo Joyner) and Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS "The Rascal Cook."

Airs Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2

Frank and Lu feel the heat in the kitchen when they investigate a campaign of culinary sabotage

When a dead rat makes an unwelcome appearance on Hiverna restaurant's menu, on their most important evening, head chef Len Tekler is beyond furious. Someone is trying to stop him winning Arden Restaurant of the Year and he wants to know who.

He calls in in Frank and Lu, but they're unable to crack the case before the saboteur strikes again - causing a nasty bout of food poisoning leading to Hiverna's closure.

Advertisement

An apoplectic Len swears bloody revenge but is found dead the next day from suspected poisoning.

Back: Lu Shakespeare (Jo Joyner) and Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton). Front: Dita Pardey (Georgie Lord) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS "The Rascal Cook."
Mark Bourdillon/ Copyright BBC 2017
Back: Lu Shakespeare (Jo Joyner) and Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton). Front: Dita Pardey (Georgie Lord) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS "The Rascal Cook."

As the pair learn from acerbic blogger Paulina, there are many people with good reason to wish despotic Len ill. From his downtrodden son, Milo, to bitter ex-business partner, Trevor, it seems everyone has a story to tell, but who would want to silence him forever?

Find out who did it on “The Rascal Cook.”

Shakespeare & Hathaway: The Rascal Cook: Preview

Credits:

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