Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates is a TV show on BBC4. Armed with her trusty pocketbook and bags of common sense, amateur detective Hetty is on the case. The classic crime drama with Patricia Routledge and Dominic Monaghan. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 15 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2026.
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Drama series, based on characters from the novel by David Cook, about a 60-year-old private detective. Hetty faces danger when she tries to track down a gang.
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Drama series about a 60-year-old private detective. Hetty investigates the stalking of a bride-to-be.
Hetty joins a quilt-making circle in order to find out who is terrorising a housing estate. Classic crime drama starring Patricia Routledge.
Series 2
A women's refuge is under threat, and Hetty poses as a battered wife in order to locate the security leak.
Gillian Snape's family are convinced that Lester Rose wants to marry her only for her money. Hetty has just one week to investigate whether his love for Gillian is genuine.
DCI Adams asks Hetty to investigate a dodgy spiritualist, but she is not prepared for what she finds. Geoffrey, meanwhile, is falling in love.
The mayor of Titterslow wants Hetty to find his daughter, but there must be no publicity and no police.
There is fierce competition at the Blainthorp Music Festival, but the finalists start losing their voices. Hetty is called in to find out who is responsible.
Whilst Hetty tries to help a stricken village, can Robert and Geoffrey conduct their own case?
Series 1
An old friend gives Hetty her most baffling case yet. If she fails, a young woman will lose her baby and go to jail.
Hetty agrees to help an anxious mother whose schizophrenic adult son has disappeared.
A letter informs Robert that his Uncle Albert has been found dead from an apparent suicide. Hetty finds the circumstances suspicious and begins to suspect witchcraft was involved.
Hetty takes on a new case while on holiday with Robert. But who exactly is she dealing with?
Hetty is called on by a pair of worried parents, whose deaf son, Malcolm, has disappeared while out birdwatching. Is foul play at hand?
Drama series about a woman who turns private detective at the age of 60. While investigating the mysterious death of an elderly lady, she uncovers a secret.