Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

About Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

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.

BBC One's Hetty Wainthropp Investigates is a crime series. Its themes are northern england, cosy crime, amateur detective, and retirement.

Its 4 seasons and 27 episodes were broadcast from January 1996 to September 1998. Seasons run to about 7 episodes.

Patricia Routledge stars as Hetty Wainthropp, Dominic Monaghan as Geoffrey Shawcross, Derek Benfield as Robert Wainthropp, and Suzanne Maddock as Janet Fraser.

It streams on BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, and Britbox Apple TV channel in the United States. Murder, She Wrote, Vera, and Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter make useful companions to Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, all filed under amateur sleuth. It carries a TV-G rating.