Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1995 · TV Series · TV-G · 50 min · ★ 7.3
A sharp, determined older woman turns a late-life change in direction into a second career as a private investigator. With help from those around her, she takes on overlooked local cases, uncovering everyday troubles, moral grey areas, and the human stories behind small-town mysteries.
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Details
- Years
- 1995–1998
- Release date
- 1996-01-03
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-G
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (19 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like cozy British mysteries with heart, small-scale cases, and a mature lead, somewhere between New Tricks and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators; Not for you if you want fast-paced, high-stakes crime stories.
Pros: warm, gentle tone; grounded everyday cases; charming lead dynamic | Cons: slow pacing; dated elements; uneven appeal
Themes
- amateur detective
- retirement
- northern england
- cosy crime
Cast & crew
Patricia Routledge
as Hetty Wainthropp
Dominic Monaghan
as Geoffrey Shawcross
- TD
Trevor Dwyer-Lynch
as Ambulance Man
- JS
Joan Sims
as Adele McCarthy
- EM
Elizabeth Morgan
as Mrs. Parry-Jones
Derek Benfield
as Robert Wainthropp
Suzanne Maddock
as Janet Fraser
- SJ
Sue Johnston
as Helga Allowby
- AR
Anne Reid
as Hilda
- PB
Philip Martin Brown
as Philip Hoskins
Directed by Jim Goddard, Roger Bamford, Robert Tronson +4 more
Created by John Bowen, David Cook
Episodes4 seasons · 27 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1The Bearded Lady75mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E2Eye Witness50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E3Fingers50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E4Widdershins50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E5A High Profile50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E6Safe as Houses50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
Season 26 episodes
- S2E1Poison Pen50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S2E2Lost Chords50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S2E3Runaways50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S2E4The Astral Plane50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S2E5A Rose by Any Other Name50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S2E6Woman of the Year50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
Season 39 episodes
- S3E1All Stitched Up50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E2Daughter of the Regiment50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E3Serving the Community50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E4Fisticuffs50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E5Childsplay50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E6Pursuit by Proxy50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E7A Minor Operation50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E8Helping Hansi50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S3E9How Time Flies50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
Season 46 episodes
- S4E1Something to Treasure50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S4E2Family Values50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S4E3Digging for Dirt50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S4E4Mind Over Muscle50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S4E5Blood Relations50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox
- S4E6For Love Nor Money50mAmazon Prime VideoBritBox