Definitely worth the trouble I went through to find it (of all placeson YouTube!). Staithes doubled as the coastal village of Kirkewell in Blood Relations (1998). Starring Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan Genres Comedy, Drama, Romance Subtitles English [CC] Here are the stories of her first cases tackled with her husband and her teenage assistant. The characterization of Hetty was altered considerably for the series from the pilot. Bedside Manners, starring John Inman, had a tour in 1988, and Benfield was still having productions staged in the new millennium. The station (ITV) didnt pick up the series. Beyond a Joke (1979), starring Arthur Lowe, had its premiere at the Shanklin Theatre on the Isle of Wight. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Season 4 (85) 7.5 1998 TV-14 Now established as a successful and respectable investigation agency, Hetty's detective skills are sought by a whole host of people from within the local community and beyond. Patricia Routledge Agent and Management Contact Details @(troutledgepic) In 2015, it was announced that a prequel to the series entitled Young Hyacinth would be made, with original writer Roy Clarke returning to pen the script, following a, Filmed in and around Coventry, the very popular BBC sitcom starred Patricia Routledge and Geoffrey Hughes. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates And perhaps as a nod to her old character, she uttered the line, I cant possibly answer the phone with wet feet. Missing Persons is the name of the pilot, and it is based on the David Cook novel with the same name. Benfield's talent for jumping from one part to another was demonstrated by the fact that he took nine roles in Z Cars (1963-78) and six in Dixon of Dock Green (1964-75), as well as three in Coronation Street Jim Baker and a credit salesman (both 1963) and Walter Greenhalgh (1967), who threw out his wife, Dot, one of Elsie Tanner's fellow good-time girls, on discovering her affair with a Canadian GI. After an absence of far too long, Patricia Routledge has finally returned as amateur detective Hetty Wainthropp. The series, spawned from a pilot episode entitled "Missing Persons" aired by ITV in 1990, was co-created by writers David Cook and John Bowen, co-starred Derek Benfield as Hetty's patient husband Robert, and Dominic Monaghan as her assistant and lodger Geoffrey Shawcross. Cozy Mystery Blog Home| Ive always wondered if she got along with Sellers, Im a fan of his too but there are some wild stories about him. Hetty is called in to mediate when a local councillor's mother refuses to leave her flat, which is earmarked for demolition. Im sorry, but I dont remember. Genre (s): Drama Comedy Crime Mystery. Your email address will not be published. At the end of 1996 and beginning of 1997, the BBC filmed six new shows for the second season of the Hetty Wainthopp Investigates series. Robert receives news that his Uncle Albert, a former footballer and his childhood hero, has been found dead from an apparent suicide. With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Het Read allHetty wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. Air date: Sep 4, 1998. DCI Adams approaches Hetty with a case he cannot follow up: a spiritualist appears to be blackmailing her clients. I have to say, though, upsetting as some of the endings are, I admire that the writers dared to be realistic in those episodes rather than tie things up with sappy happy endings. Please use a nickname or your first name and last initial (unless you are an author and want your full name to appear). Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Cozy-Mystery.Com, All rights reserved. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Shes terrific in everything she was ever in. Helga Allowby, a self-described spinster, has been accused of sending noxious poison pen letters to the residents of her village and she wants Hetty to prove her innocence. Hetty is drawn to a small, country village by the apparent suicide of Robert's uncle. Runaways: Directed by Robert Tronson. After an absence of far too long, Patricia Routledge has finally returned as amateur detective Hetty Wainthropp. Release year: 1996. The old team remains intact: Hetty, her husband Robert (Derek Benfield), her reformed-teen-criminal sidekick Geoffrey (Dominic Monaghan) and Geoffreys girlfriend Janet (Suzanne Maddock). During a visit to childhood friend Edith, retired housewife Hetty Wainthropp discovers that her husband, Frank, has a son by a previous marriage. I re-watched some episodes with CC added, and discovered I had been missing some terrific lines and comments to the thick British accents some of the characters have. He made his professional debut with the actor-manager Brian Rix's company at the King's Hall, Ilkley, and subsequently worked with Rix in Bridlington (1948-49), before gaining further repertory theatre experience across the country. Although on occasion her husband offers assistance, he more often than not tends to the home while Hetty gads about the countryside with young Geoffrey in search of resolution and justice. What happened to Derek Benfield? Where did Robert go in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates? Hetty goes undercover as a "battered wife" in a Woman's Aid refuge. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996 BBC One TV Series) Hetty Wainthropp Investigates was a genteel crime/comedy drama that aired from 1996 to 1998 on BBC One. Your email address will not be published. Air date: Aug 21, 1998. as David Hartley IMDb. TIA! Hetty wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. The show has a nice flow to it, and the story lines are played out at a nice pace. While in hospital for routine surgery, Hetty is able to help DCI Adams with a rash of home robberies of patients and a false rape allegation against the inspector.While in hospital for routine surgery, Hetty is able to help DCI Adams with a rash of home robberies of patients and a false rape allegation against the inspector.While in hospital for routine surgery, Hetty is able to help DCI Adams with a rash of home robberies of patients and a false rape allegation against the inspector. While Hetty tries to help a stricken village, can Robert and Geoffrey conduct their own case? Gotta love this show. A parody of the series, entitled Wetty Hainthropp Investigates, aired on 12 March 1999 as part of the Comic Relief telethon starring Victoria Wood, Julie Walters and Duncan Preston. March 10, 2009 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (BBC) popular BBC drama starring Patricia Routledge which filmed at various locations in Darwen and Rawtenstall during 1996-1998. Nigel Hess talks to Frank Renton about recording his music with the Central Band of the RAF and about how his music for TV sleuth Hetty Wainthropp introduced a whole new audience to the unique cornet playing of Phillip McCann. I wish they had made more episodes. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. United Kingdom . The adventures of a housewife-turned-investigator. The Brothers, centring on the Hammond family's road haulage firm, was in retrospect more of a soap than a drama series; Benfield was a regular, as their foreman, and it was highly successful, as well as a surprise hit in Sweden and Israel. Let us know whats wrong with this preview of, Published Hetty Wainthropp Investigates All Stitched Up (TV Episode 1997) Hetty represents a neighbour at a creditors' meeting and her agency is asked to find a missing company director and his money. Was Alan Halsall in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates? Although most of his roles were brief, Benfield made them count. [CDATA[ / Then, in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996-98), he played the Lancashire amateur sleuth's long-suffering husband, Robert, alongside Patricia Routledge. This series has aired (with high ratings) as episodes of PBS's 'Mystery!'. you have found it. Its a great one for would-be writers, too, in that they meet the no-murder challenge so beautifully. (Click on the box if you want to be able to see the comment you submitted while it is awaiting being posted). I think that if people started with that pilot movie/show, they probably wouldnt bother getting the series. Kell, Im right there with you! Hetty Wainthropp Investigates is for you! While in hospital for routine surgery, Hetty is able to help DCI Adams with a rash of home robberies of patients and a false rape allegation against the inspector. , who co-wrote the episodes with John Bowen. Ive thought that perhaps with his arm being in a sling for the previous shows, that perhaps he required rotator cuff surgery and was off the show for recovery.but again, that is just pure speculation. The former star of Keeping Up Appearances, who played suburban snob Hyacinth Bucket, is furious over the way the corporation axed Hetty Wainthropp Investigates. Most Popular and Recommended Cozy Mystery Series, Upcoming Mysteries on Turner Classic Movies for February 2023. S3, Ep6 9 Jan. 1998 , Hetty Wainthropp: [to her podiatrist] My legs haven't had this much attention since they were on the stage at the Floral Hall in nineteen hundred and never mind. Basking in a glow of publicity from their last successful job, the agency has more work than it can handle. Please let us know when you come up with it. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates All Stitched Up (TV Episode 1997) Alan Halsall as David Hartley IMDb. Patricia Routledge (Hyacinth Bucket) With Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan, John Graham-Davies. Interesting to hear that the earlier pilot is different; that would be based on the original novel, right? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (BBC) popular BBC drama starring Patricia Routledge which filmed at various locations in, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, which aired on BBC1 between 1996 and 1998, followed the crime-fighting antics of a sprightly and intelligent pensioner. Of course, seeing Geoffrey as his chauffeur is a real treat! Hetty Wainthropp Investigates is a British crime drama television series, starring Patricia Routledge as the title character, Henrietta Hetty Wainthropp, that aired for four series between 3 January 1996 and 4 September 1998 on BBC One. Hetty wakes on her 60th birthday and decides to become a private investigator. C, its been too long since I saw the show youre talking about. My husband and I just finished watching the last episode. **********SPOILER********** Sheridan Bucket is a fictional character in Keeping Up Appearances. We meet Hetty (right as she turns sixty), her retired husband Robert (Derek Benfield), and Geoffrey. A veteran character actor whose face, moustache and constantly receding hairline were familiar on television in dozens of programmes over more than 40 years, Derek Benfield enjoyed his greatest recognition in three popular series each made a decade apart. I also wondered about Hettys husband. Patricia Routledge Contact Me| While in hospital for routine surgery, Hetty is able to help DCI Adams with a rash of home robberies of patients and a false rape allegation against the inspector. **********SPOILER********** Provisionally entitled Bank of Dave, the new film, about the life of Burnley entrepreneur Dave Fishwick, is being filmed at different locations in East Lancashire, as well as at studios in Leeds. to a comedy LP with Patricia Routledge and Peter Sellers called Bridge on the River Wye, directed by Spike Milligan and produced by George Martin, 1962. On her 60th birthday, Hetty Wainthropp decides it is time to do something with her life and she finds her niche accidentally as an unlikely detective. With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case. Following his first stage play, The Young in Heart (1953), he scripted more than 30 comedies and farces, including Beyond a Joke (1979, featuring Arthur Lowe), Bedside Manners (1986) and Touch and Go (1982), which later ran for a year in Paris. Hoping to penetrate the mistrust that pervades the village, Hetty goes undercover as Tara Hall, a visiting painter. After studying at Bingley grammar school, he did some early performing on forces radio during wartime service in the army, before acting training at Rada. Didnt quite get the point of the brother-sister connection was it there to create sympathy? 76. Robert was keen for his wife to take the easiest, most lucrative cases, and his refusal to buy her a car meant she was forced to travel around on a scooter. Dont know about that film but she was in 30 is a dangerous age, Cynthia with Dudley Moore. Anne, I love these Hetty Wainthropp mysteries! And, for all of you Tolkien Trilogy movie fans, Geoffrey, her young, but very capable sidekick is played by Dominic Monaghan. With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case. During the middle of the season, Robert (Hettys husband) makes an abrupt trip to Australia to visit their son. Hetty's trip down memory lane on a steam train is interrupted by an absent-minded clock mender who is being pursued by two small-time crooks. Hetty is asked by Hansi, a German pensioner, to help track down his sister whom he last saw during the war. Hetty investigates the disappearance of a deaf, mute bird watcher. I am not quite sure what happened to the actor who played Robert, but, they brought Robert's brother Frank in to replace him for the rest of the season. I am a big fan of Patricia Routledge, after having watched the entire series on netflix. During the middle of the season, Robert (Hettys husband) makes an abrupt trip to, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates is a British crime drama television series, starring Patricia Routledge as the title character, Henrietta Hetty Wainthropp, that aired for, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates All Stitched Up (TV Episode 1997) , Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (BBC) popular BBC drama starring Patricia Routledge which filmed at various locations in, FILMING on a new Netflix biopic about a Lancashire businessman is starting today. In the first episode Hetty lives in 35 East Park Avenue, Darwen. Then, in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996-98), he played the Lancashire amateur sleuth's long-suffering husband, Robert, alongside Patricia Routledge. / The main character Hyacinth Buckets (pronounced bouquet) house was in Heather Road, in Binley Woods. In The Brothers (1972-6), which followed the back-stabbing exploits of three sons who inherited their father's business, he played haulage company foreman Bill Riley. It's the 50th anniversary of the Blainthorp Music Festival and there is fierce competition to be chosen as the Golden Voice. This page was last edited on 7 September 2022, at 22:07. Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Season 1 | Prime Video. A show worth watching whenever you can find it on PBS. Many of Benfield's plays are still performed around the world. Press ESC to cancel. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I was introduced to Hetty in the first episode and loved it. Then, in 1946, he was an announcer with the British Forces broadcasting service in Jerusalem. By 1953 he was in Preston, where he married his wife Susan, another member of the company, and two years later came his first appearance on television, in Return to the Lost Planet. A reunion with her long-lost cousin sets Hetty on the trail of smugglers in a quiet Yorkshire fishing village. Watch it on Where to Watch. I can truly say that I love(andhighly recommend) the Hetty Wainthropp Investigates series! The music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess, the cornet solo was performed by Phillip McCann and in 1997 the title track was awarded the Ivor Novello Award for best television theme. Uplevel BACK . Frank is seen asking in one frame. Is there a connection? !function(d,s,id) Affiliate Disclosure | Hetty faces danger when she agrees to track down a gang who have attacked local Indian restaurant owners. God bless YouTube and Roku for keeping me in touch with home. js.id=id; An old acquaintance asks Hetty to track down her missing foster daughter who may be responsible for a series of local arson attacks. Pursuit by Proxy: Directed by John Glenister. When her niece's son is framed for possession of an ecstasy tablet, Hety goes undercover in his school as a cafeteria worker to clear him. **********SPOILER********** In 2015, it was announced that a prequel to the series entitled Young Hyacinth would be made, with original writer Roy Clarke returning to pen the script, following a 19-year-old Hyacinth Bucket during the early postwar years and set some forty years before the events of Keeping Up Appearances. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Cozy Mystery List Home | plus-circle Add Review. Its one of the underrated pleasures of a serious book On Hetty's 60th birthday, she knew the last thing she wanted to do was settle down to life as a tranquil OAP. . Birkenhead is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, until 1974, in Cheshire. Donna Mc, I tried to find the movie youre referring to, but couldnt. First episode date, 93years (February 17, 1929) By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. After the husband of Hetty's hairdresser is beaten badly in a pub bathroom by the owner of a fitness center, a total stranger, Hetty's hired to investigate. BBC Two Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Episode guide. It was a recitation of the lyrics in Theatrical Manner, and very funny. Im a big fan of Patricia! **********SPOILER********** When he later visited the surgery complaining of back pains, he was gently persuaded that he should no longer be behind the wheel. All of the characters were also depicted in a cartoon strip of the programme featured in the magazine Look-In. . Pursuit by Proxy. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates is With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case. Suddenly the finalists start losing their voices - and Hetty must find out why. The actress Patricia Routledge has accused the BBC of being run by 10-year-old children after it decided not to recommission her detective series. I would be so grateful,if you can please tell me where series 4 episode 5 was filmed please.It was on Drama channel tonight The Curry Mile in Manchester was the main location for the episode Serving the Community (1997). Patricia Routledge is terrific! 8.0 (76) Rate. Hetty discovers where Susan planned to go, but she hasn't arrived. With assistance from a teenager called Geoffrey and her husband Robert, combined with her own common sense, Hetty is confident she can solve any case. / The comic relief is well done as well. A friend of Hetty's asks her to represent her and try to recover her money when a furniture shop goes bankrupt, but there's more here than meets the eye. How many hats did Hetty wear? Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, which aired on BBC1 between 1996 and 1998, followed the crime-fighting antics of a sprightly and intelligent pensioner. For Love nor Money. 32 Comments - Click Here to Read the Comments or to Add Another. Episode 6. World on Fire (2019 ) TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, War. based on characters from the novel Missing Persons (1986) by David Cook And that, she does! View Details 2. About |, Copyright © 2006-2023, Hetty goes undercover in a posh retirement condo in order to find out who is harassing German immigrant Hansi Bauer into selling his share. View Details 5. My sole complaint is that It was then moved from glorious Yorkshire to red rose country. Patricia Routledge Wainthropp , She sees in . Hetty investigates the disappearance of a deaf, mute bird watcher. A friend of Hetty's asks her to represent her and try to recover her money when a furniture shop goes bankrupt, but there's more here than meets the eye. For dedicated readers, the new year brings the opportunity to discover new writers. And, if you do decide to watch this pilot, it might help if you convince yourself that it is another character with the same name as the wonderful Hetty Wainthropp, even though Patricia Routledge is also the actress playing this very different Hetty. Wemeet Hetty (right as she turns sixty), her retired husband Robert (Derek Benfield), and Geoffrey. Alan Halsall Though a completely different character, I found myself treated to the occasional Hyacinth facial tic, eye brow raising, hand gesture, etc. This might be a red herring but Ive found a ref. He played Higgenbottom, an inept television repairmen, in the sitcom Three Live Wires (1961) and the Chancellor of the Exchequer in an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play The Apple Cart (1962), and had one-off character roles in series such as Detective (1964) and The Expert (1968). Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates is based on characters from the novel Missing Persons (1986) by David Cook, who co-wrote the episodes with John Bowen. During my google quest I found this fascinating article about the actor himselfif like me you enjoy detective dramas as well as ancestry, then this is the perfect combination..enjoy! The scenery is beautiful, the acting is faultless, and the shows are greatfun to watch. Refresh and try again. Hetty ends up in Hospital needing her veins done, she's in the right place to offer assistance to The Chief Inspector who's accused by a nurse of groping her. Anyway, just a suggestion! Website: NULL.. Birkenhead, United Kingdom A High Profile Air date: Jan 31, 1996 Hetty tries to find Michael, whose mother is. Other co-stars in the series include John Graham Davies as local chief of police DCI Adams; Suzanne Maddock as Janet Frazer, a feisty young auto mechanic; and Frank Mills as Robert's brother Frank. The BBC series was filmed primarily in Burnley, Darwen, Blackburn, Rossendale, Bolton and other locations in Lancashire. Starring: Patricia Routledge, Dominic Monaghan, Derek Benfield, John Graham-Davies, Suzanne Maddock Hetty. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates. The whole cast is delightful, the mysteries are good, the acting is terrific, and I strongly recommend that every Cozy Mystery lover watch them! **********SPOILER********** Childsplay: Directed by John Glenister. I havent read the novel, so am not quite sure if the Missing Persons pilot is based entirely on it. So instead she became a private detective. Where was the TV series Hetty wainthropp filmed? What is it called when you feel like you leave your body? Privacy Policy| Just saw The Bearded Lady and didnt get the ending. On Hetty's 60th birthday, she knew the last thing she wanted to do was settle down to life as a tranquil OAP. This series has aired (with high. Provisionally entitled , Meanwhile, Robert (Derek Beneld) is in Australia, leaving Hetty and Geoffrey (Dominic Monaghan), This is the first episode in which Robert (played by, Crossing from Yorkshire to Lancashire, he partnered Patricia Routledge in four BBC series, as the amateur sleuth Hetty Wainthropps, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, a crime drama series starring Patricia Routledge, Dominic Monaghan, and Derek Benfield is available to stream now. Benfield's occasional role in Rumpole of the Bailey, between 1978 and 1980, was as Albert Handyside, who had the distinction of having been Rumpole's clerk at the time of the Penge Bungalow Murders. Most familiar from appearances on television in The Brothers (1972-76) and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996-98), the diminutive, balding and often moustachioed Benfield frequently played. Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Safe As Houses, Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: For Love Nor Money, Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: A Rose By Any Other Name, Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Poison Pen, Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: The Complete Collection, Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Blood Relations, Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: All Stitched Up, Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Family Values, Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Daughter Of The Regiment, Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Widdershins, Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: The Complete Collection: Vol 6, Watch Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Fisticuffs. There is fierce competition to be chosen as the coastal village of Kirkewell in Blood Relations ( ). What is it called when you come up with it the Isle of...., email, and it is based entirely on it I havent read the Comments or to Add.... 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