Ciaran Griffiths appears in three episodes of Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators, playing the recurring character William “Billy the Brick” Porters across two different series.

Episodes featuring Ciaran Griffiths

Series| Episode #| Episode title| Air date| Character
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1| 5| Toil and Trouble| 2 March 2018| Billy “The Brick” Porters
2| 10| Too Cold for Hell| 2019| Billy “The Brick” Porters
5| 7| An Honest Fellow| 6 January 2026| Billy “The Brick” Porters

  • In Series 1, Episode 5 – “Toil and Trouble” , Billy is central to the plot: he’s suspected of murdering the former mayor, and the episode leans into his comedic, hard-man-with-a-heart-of-gold persona.
  • He returns in Series 2, Episode 10 – “Too Cold for Hell” , where Frank and Lu team up with him and another gangster while tracking a conman.
  • After a long gap, he comes back in Series 5, Episode 7 – “An Honest Fellow” (aired early 2026), described in coverage as “creeping back onto the scene for the first time in six years”.

About the character

Billy “The Brick” Porters is a local criminal/gangster figure who occasionally crosses paths with (and sometimes helps) Frank Hathaway and Luella Shakespeare. He’s written as a stereotype of a tough Brummie ”hard man”, but often used for comic effect and occasional reluctant ally moments rather than pure villainy.

Quick facts

  • Actor: Ciaran Griffiths (known for The Street , Shameless , Cold Feet , The Bay).
  • Total episodes: 3 across Series 1, 2, and 5.
  • Character name: William “Billy the Brick” Porters.

If you want, I can list the full episode order for Series 1 and 2 so you can see exactly where his appearances sit in each season. TL;DR: Ciaran Griffiths is in three episodes – S1E5 “Toil and Trouble”, S2E10 “Too Cold for Hell”, and S5E7 “An Honest Fellow” – all as Billy “The Brick” Porters.

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