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Hetty finally has a reply to her advertisement in the local press.

Blood Relations

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Hetty finally has a reply to her advertisement in the local press about seeking her only known blood relative.

Hetty Wainthropp

Patricia Routledge is the amateur sleuth in this northern crime drama

Northern crime drama starring Patricia Routledge as amateur sleuth Hetty, whose natural curiosity leads her to look into suspicious activities.

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While investigating the death of an elderly lady, Hetty uncovers a dangerous secret.

The Bearded Lady

Hetty investigates the disappearance of a deaf, mute bird watcher.

Eye Witness

Hetty is called on by a pair of worried parents whose deaf-mute son, Malcolm, has disappeared while out bird-watching. Is foul play at hand?

The owners of a Tuscan inn believe their son has been kidnapped by the Mafia.

Fingers

The owners of a Tuscan inn believe their son has been kidnapped by the Mafia and hire Hetty to help get him back.

Robert is told that his uncle has committed suicide, but Hetty suspects otherwise.

Widdershins

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.

The elderly sleuth is hired to find a woman's missing son.

A High Profile

The offer of a substantial reward inspires Hetty to find a local arsonist.

Safe As Houses

The offer of a substantial reward inspires Hetty to find the bright spark behind a spate of arson attacks, and she begins by investigating the activities of a neighbour's foster daughter whose absences from home coincide with the fires.

The detectives find themselves swamped with work after their recent success.

Poison Pen

The detectives find themselves swamped with work after their recent success. Hetty turns her attention to a troubled village, while Robert and Geoffrey embark on a case of their own.

Hetty is called in when the finalists in a music festival all start to lose their voices.

Lost Chords

It's the 50th anniversary of the Blainthorp Music Festival, and there is fierce competition to be chosen as Golden Voice. Suddenly, the finalists start losing their voices and the sponsor demands that Hetty find out who is responsible.

Hetty aims to find the Mayor's daughter without police or press involvement.

Runaways

The Mayor of Titterslow wants Hetty to find his daughter, but there must be no publicity and no police. Hetty discovers where Susan planned to go, but she never arrived. Why not, and who is with her?

Hetty investigates a spiritualist who appears to be blackmailing patrons.

The Astral Plane

DCI Adams asks Hetty to investigate a dodgy spiritualist, but she is not prepared for what she finds. Geoffrey, meanwhile, is falling in love.

A widow's family become convinced a photographer is only marrying her for money.

A Rose by Any Other Name

The amateur sleuth disguises herself as a battered wife and enters a women's refuge.

Woman of the Year

The amateur sleuth disguises herself as a battered wife in an attempt to find out who is threatening the future of a women's refuge.

An arsonist terrorises an estate, so Hetty goes undercover in a quilt-making circle

All Stitched Up

An arsonist terrorises a housing estate, and Hetty goes undercover in a quilt-making circle in her search for the culprit.

A concerned mother hires Hetty to find out who is stalking her daughter.

Daughter of the Regiment

A concerned mother hires Hetty to find out who is stalking her daughter just days before her wedding. It's not long before the unlikely sleuth is on the trail of a disgraced soldier with a grudge against the father of the bride-to-be.

Hetty sets out in search of the thugs responsible for attacking Asian businessmen.

Serving the Community

At the behest of a local businessman, unlikely manhunter Hetty fearlessly sets out in search of the thugs responsible for attacking Asian businessmen.

The victim of a road rage assault enlists the help of Hetty to find her assailant.

Fisticuffs

The victim of a road rage assault enlists the help of Hetty to find out the identity of her assailant.

The Wainthropps' nephew has been excluded from school, and Hetty wants to find out why.

Childsplay

The Wainthropps' nephew has been excluded from school, but has he been wrongly accused of misbehaving? Hetty is determined to find out.

Hetty is hired to find a man who may have stolen from her neighbour.

Pursuit by Proxy

When Hetty represents her neighbour at a creditor's meeting, she is hired to find a man who may have stolen from the neighbour.

Hetty is in hospital – an unlikely place to find her most urgent case yet.

A Minor Operation

Hetty is in hospital - an unlikely place to find her most urgent case yet.

A resident of a retirement home calls on Hetty's help.

Helping Hansi

Hetty's plans for a nostalgic railway trip are abruptly changed by a phone call.

How Time Flies

Hetty's plans for a nostalgic railway trip are abruptly changed when a clockmaker needs her sensitive expertise.

Hetty gets embroiled in a new case about hidden treasure.

Something to Treasure

Hetty and Robert arrive home after a long break with their son Derek in Australia and Hetty has scarcely unpacked before she gets embroiled in a new case about hidden treasure.

With some reluctance, Robert agrees to go undercover to help solve a mystery.

Family Values

With some reluctance Robert agrees to go undercover to help solve a Big House mystery. The owner of the house has died under somewhat suspicious circumstances.

Hetty is asked by local councillor to help mediate between the council and his mother.

Digging for Dirt

Hetty is asked by local councillor, Brian Weston to help mediate between the council and his mother, Enid Weston, who refuses to leave her flat that's earmarked for demolition.

Hetty's hairdresser is having problems with her husband.

Mind Over Muscle

Hetty's hairdresser is having problems with her husband, who's been the subject of an apparently random attack.

Robert's brother appears at the Wainthropps' house with news of a missing friend.

For Love Nor Money

Robert's brother appears at the Wainthropps' house bearing a large suitcase and the sad story of a missing friend.

Hetty Wainthropp

Hetty Wainthropp

Series 4

1. Something to Treasure

1. Something to Treasure

2. Family Values

2. Family Values

3. Digging for Dirt

3. Digging for Dirt

4. Mind Over Muscle

4. Mind Over Muscle

5. Blood Relations

5. Blood Relations

6. For Love Nor Money

6. For Love Nor Money