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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates - Complete 1st Series - 3 DVD Set - 320 Minutes - 6 Episodes - DVD Street Release Date: September 7, 2004 - dvdtvshows.com status: In Stock Item. Usually ships within 2 days. - As seen on the PBS Mystery! Series; she’s plain-spoken, cardigan-clad, and very keen on uncovering crime. Life as a private detective begins at 60 for sprightly Lancashire housewife Hetty Wainthropp (Patricia Routledge, Keeping Up Appearances). Her newly retired husband, Robert (Derek Benfield, Rumpole of the Bailey), thinks she ought to be winding down with him, but Hetty takes a job to make ends meet and accidentally discovers her natural gift for sleuthing. Finding an eager sidekick in destitute teenager Geoffrey Shawcross (Dominic Monaghan, The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Hetty sets up her own detective agency, puts her sensible pumps to the pavement, and proves she has what it takes to be a gumshoe of distinction. / Includes two BBC episodes not seen on PBS Mystery! / Episodes Include: The Bearded Lady / Eye Witness / Fingers / Widdershins / A High Profile / Safe as Houses / Acorn Media