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SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS: Toil And Trouble

Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton) and Billy ‘The Brick’ Porters (Ciaran Griffiths) in SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS "Toil And Trouble."
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Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton) and Billy ‘The Brick’ Porters (Ciaran Griffiths) in SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS "Toil And Trouble."

Airs Friday, Nov. 22, 2019 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Stars Mark Benton as Frank Hathaway and Jo Joyner as his partner Lu Shakespeare

When the Mayor of Arden is discovered murdered in his isolated cottage suspicion falls on local criminal, William 'Billy the Brick' Porters, but he's nowhere to be found.

DI Marlowe is straight on to Frank's case. She knows Frank and Billy have history - where would he go to hide out?

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Frank is evasive and Marlowe issues a stark warning - hand him in or there will be trouble.

When Billy turns up at the agency he pleads with Frank to clear his name and reminds Frank he owes him... big time.

Despite Lu and Sebastian's reservations Frank is adamant, Billy is no murderer and he's going to prove it.

Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton) and Lu Shakespeare (Jo Joyner) and Sebastian Brudenell (Patrick Walshe McBride) in SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS "Toil And Trouble."
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Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton) and Lu Shakespeare (Jo Joyner) and Sebastian Brudenell (Patrick Walshe McBride) in SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS "Toil And Trouble."

The case leads them to a controversial housing development headed up by hard-nosed businesswoman, Victoria Cathness , who is increasingly frustrated by protestors led by rule breaking Edie Grimes.

Both use underhanded tactics to get what they want, but would they be prepared to commit the ultimate crime?

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Find out on "Toil And Trouble."

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Credits:

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