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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

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1996–1998·Ended·4 Seasons·27 Episodes·51 min·BBC One·Wednesday · 21:30
Studio: BBC
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English · Foreign
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DramaCrime

Overview

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.

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Cast

Patricia Routledge
Patricia Routledge
Hetty Wainthropp
Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Monaghan
Geoffrey Shawcross
Derek Benfield
Derek Benfield
Robert Wainthropp
Suzanne Maddock
Suzanne Maddock
Janet Fraser

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Keywords

amateur detectiveretirementnorthern england

Seasons

Specials3 episodes
1990
1
Missing Persons (ITV Movie Pilot)
1990-05-30
104m4.5es404944
2
A Conversation with Patricia Routledge
2009-04-06
0.0es404945
3
Comic Relief Special - Wetty Hainthropp Investigates
1999-03-12
20m8.0es404946
Season 16 episodes
1996
1
The Bearded Lady
1996-01-03
75m8.0es404947
2
Eye Witness
1996-01-10
50m0.0es404948
3
Fingers
1996-01-17
50m0.0es404949
4
Widdershins
1996-01-24
50m0.0es404950
5
A High Profile
1996-01-31
50m0.0es404951
6
Safe as Houses
1996-02-07
50m0.0es404952
Season 26 episodes
1996
1
Poison Pen
1996-11-29
50m1.0es404953
2
Lost Chords
1996-12-06
50m0.0es404954
3
Runaways
1996-12-13
50m0.0es404955
4
The Astral Plane
1996-12-20
50m0.0es404956
5
A Rose by Any Other Name
1997-01-03
50m0.0es404957
6
Woman of the Year
1997-01-10
50m0.0es404958
Season 39 episodes
1997
1
All Stitched Up
1997-11-28
50m0.0es404959
2
Daughter of the Regiment
1997-12-05
50m0.0es404960
3
Serving the Community
1997-12-12
50m0.0es404961
4
Fisticuffs
1997-12-19
50m0.0es404962
5
Childsplay
1998-01-02
50m1.0es404963
6
Pursuit by Proxy
1998-01-09
50m6.0es404964
7
A Minor Operation
1998-01-16
50m0.0es404965
8
Helping Hansi
1998-01-23
50m6.0es404966
9
How Time Flies
1998-01-30
50m0.0es404967
Season 46 episodes
1998
1
Something to Treasure
1998-07-24
50m2.0es404968
2
Family Values
1998-07-31
50m0.0es404969
3
Digging for Dirt
1998-08-07
50m6.0es404970
4
Mind Over Muscle
1998-08-14
50m0.0es404971
5
Blood Relations
1998-08-21
50m0.0es404972
6
For Love Nor Money
1998-09-04
50m0.0es404973
Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/3/2026