Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Synopsis

Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her husband, and her pocketbook, this senior sleuth takes on all the cases the police deem too minor.

First Air Date: 1996-01-03

Last Air Date: 1998-09-04

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 27

Created By: David Cook, John Bowen

Networks: BBC One

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Top Cast

Patricia Routledge as Hetty Wainthropp
Dominic Monaghan as Geoffrey Shawcross
Derek Benfield as Robert Wainthropp
John Graham Davies as D.C.I. Adams
Suzanne Maddock as Janet Fraser
Frank Mills as Frank Wainthropp
Brian Baines as Vicar
Daphne Oxenford as Mayoress
Alan Rothwell as Peter Stone
David Martin as Denny

Seasons

Specials (1990) - (3 Episodes)

Season 1 (1996) - (6 Episodes)

Season 2 (1996) - (6 Episodes)

Season 3 (1997) - (9 Episodes)

Season 4 (1998) - (6 Episodes)

Specials (1990)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Missing Persons (ITV Movie Pilot) (1990-05-30)

During a visit to childhood friend Edith, retired housewife Hetty Wainthropp discovers that her husband, Frank, has a son by a previous marriage. Hetty decides to turn amateur detective to trace him. When this gives her a taste for detection, Hetty decides to set up a private detective agency.
Ep. 2: A Conversation with Patricia Routledge (2009-04-06)

No overview for this episode.
Ep. 3: Comic Relief Special - Wetty Hainthropp Investigates (1999-03-12)

Send-up of the popular BBC drama "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates".