The cosy little crime comedy that deserves a bigger stage ‘Gassed Up’ – 4****
The West Midlands Private Detectives’ Society awards may be fictional, but they have ridiculously high standards.
Frank and Lu (Mark Benton and Jo Joyner) who run Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (BBC1) solve a fresh murder every weekday afternoon.
Yet as they proudly attended the annual awards ceremony, they didn’t even win a commendation in their category, for Boutique Investigations Agencies. What more can they possibly do to deserve a prize? Track down Lord Lucan? Find the CIA assassin who really killed JFK?
Their show ought to have more recognition, too. This cosy little crime comedy, now in its fourth series, is more satisfying than much primetime fare.
Photo credit: ©BBC/Matt Towers – Jo Joyner and Mark Benton star in Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators (BBC1)