Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)

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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.

• Released: 1996-01-03
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Seasons: 4, 27 episodes
• Episode length: 50m
• Network: BBC One
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 20 votes

Created by David Cook, John Bowen.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

• United States: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Wonder Project Amazon Channel
• United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go, ITVX Premium; watch free on BBC iPlayer, Channel 4, UKTV Play
• Canada: stream on BritBox Amazon Channel, BritBox, Britbox Apple TV channel

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