Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators

Crime‑fighters Frank Hathaway and Luella Shakespeare take on the case of a care home employee’s death. To uncover the truth, they deploy Sebastian to work incognito as a care assistant, allowing him to gather information from within the local care home facility.

The Chimes at Midnight is an episode‑style programme that falls squarely within the crime‑busting genre. Its format centres on a self‑contained story rather than a serial, and the title suggests a single, focused narrative. The plot follows two seasoned investigators, Frank Hathaway and Luella Shakespeare, as they take on the mysterious death of a care‑home employee. Their partnership drives the enquiry, with both detectives keen to uncover what led to the fatal incident and to identify any culpable parties. To get closer to the truth, the pair decide to place their associate, Sebastian, inside the care facility. He assumes the role of a care assistant, working undercover so he can observe the environment and gather evidence that might otherwise be out of reach for Hathaway and Shakespeare. The episode therefore concentrates on the trio’s coordinated effort: Hathaway and Shakespeare steering the investigation from the outside, while Sebastian operates from within the care home. Their combined actions aim to piece together the circumstances surrounding the worker’s death and bring the responsible individual to justice.