{"id":8227,"date":"2017-09-12T09:07:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T13:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mark-benton-jo-joyner-new-bbc-daytime-drama\/"},"modified":"2017-09-12T12:39:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T16:39:11","slug":"mark-benton-jo-joyner-in-new-bbc-daytime-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mark-benton-jo-joyner-in-new-bbc-daytime-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Benton &#038; Jo Joyner in New BBC Daytime Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Benton and Jo Joyner have been cast as the lead characters in a new BBC One daytime detective drama, <em>Shakespeare &amp; Hathaway: Private Investigators<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The ten-part drama from BBC Studios is created by Paul Matthew Thompson and Jude Tindall. It follows Frank Hathaway (Benton), a hard-boiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare (Joyner) as they\u00a0form the unlikeliest of partnerships and investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire\u2019s residents.<\/p>\n<p>Benton said: \u201cAs soon as I read the script I knew I wanted to play Frank Hathaway; he\u2019s a chaotic and old-fashioned but lovable detective. Frank and Lu are a real odd couple but they quickly become the perfect duo in an action packed, fun-filled drama. I can\u2019t wait to get my teeth stuck into this role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joyner added: \u201cI&#8217;m really looking forward to playing Lu Shakespeare. She&#8217;s quick-witted, inquisitive, warm and friendly\u2014people tend to open up to her and she&#8217;s ready for a new adventure. Becoming a private investigator looks to be the perfect place to use her skills for the greater good. I&#8217;m thrilled to be working with the fantastic Mark Benton and I think viewers are going to really enjoy watching the two characters rub along together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dan McGolpin, the controller of BBC Programming &amp; Daytime, added: \u201cThe BBC One daytime audience love to escape into a good story and this new series is full of mystery and charm. It will be brought to life by an exceptional cast; we are very lucky to have Jo and Mark in the lead roles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Will Trotter, the head of BBC daytime drama at BBC Studios, said: \u201c<em>Shakespeare &amp; Hathaway<\/em> is a modern private-eye crime drama set in Iconic Stratford-upon-Avon and leafy Warwickshire, playing upon Shakespearean themes with warm witty characters and compelling plot lines. Paul and Jude have done a fantastic job creating the show and I\u2019m really looking forward to seeing the cast bringing it to life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Benton and Jo Joyner have been cast as the lead characters in a new BBC One daytime detective drama, Shakespeare &#038; Hathaway: Private Investigators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":8228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[201],"class_list":["post-8227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-one","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mark Benton &amp; Jo Joyner in New BBC Daytime Drama - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/mark-benton-jo-joyner-in-new-bbc-daytime-drama\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mark Benton &amp; 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