Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Seen it?1996 | 4 seasons | 50 min | Drama, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Murder, She Wrote, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 4 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 50 minutes, about 23 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 4 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 142K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 11996 · 6 episodes · 7.7 out of 10Saturday- Season 21996 · 6 episodes · 6.7 out of 10Weeknight
Season 31997 · 9 episodes · 7.1 out of 10Sunday- Season 41998 · 6 episodes · 7.4 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
Created by David Cook, John Bowen
- Patricia RoutledgeHetty Wainthropp
- Dominic MonaghanGeoffrey Shawcross
- Derek BenfieldRobert Wainthropp
- Suzanne MaddockJanet Fraser