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The late-blooming sleuth who brings a lifetime of wisdom to the job <P>Acclaimed actress Patricia Routledge (Keeping Up Appearances) captivated American and British audiences alike as the 60-something housewife-turned-detective, Hetty Wainthropp. This collection captures Hetty’s entire sleuthing career in one complete set -- including some episodes not seen on the PBS Mystery! broadcast. Armed with little more than a no-nonsense attitude, a whip-smart mind, and plenty of moxie, Hetty takes on cases involving Mafiosi, missing persons, and murder, assisted by her eager apprentice Geoffrey (Dominic Monaghan, Lost) and doting husband Robert (Derek Benfield, Rumpole of the Bailey). Her old-fashioned common sense and unfailing compassion make Hetty a detective to be reckoned with -- and to cherish. <P><b>INCLUDES BONUS PROGRAM!Missing Persons -- Feature-length drama based on the novel by David Cook that became the pilot episode for <i>Hetty Wainthropp Investigates.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE exclusive interview with Patricia Routledge (disc 1), production notes, photo galleries, and cast filmographies.

Armed with a fully loaded handbag of common sense and intuition, the world’s shrewdest, nosiest, and most unlikely private detective returns in her quest to take the mystery out of northern England. Hetty Wainthrop, the Lancashire housewife-turned-gumshoe (Patricia Routledge, <i>Keeping Up Appearances) stars in six new adventures that bring her face to face with the most mysterious, perplexing, and unsavory characters of her young career. Still by her side are devoted husband Robert (Derek Benfield, <i>Rumpole of the Bailey) and teenager Geoffrey Shawcross (Dominic Monaghan, <i>Lord of the Rings trilogy <i>Lost), who’s become an able-bodied investigating sidekick to Lancashire’s "super gran sleuth." Includes two episodes not seen on the PBS <i>Mystery! broadcast. "The most personable, down-home sleuth this side of Columbo" —<i>The Guide (Direct TV).

Life as a private detective begins at 60 for sprightly Lancashire housewife Hetty Wainthropp (Patricia Routledge, <i>Keeping Up Appearances). Her newly retired husband, Robert (Derek Benfield, <i>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. <br>Includes two episodes not seen on Mystery!
DVD BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE exclusive interview with Patricia Routledge, photo gallery, and cast filmographies.

Nine new adventures for the unstoppable housewife-turned-detective.

The Wainthropp Detective Agency is bustling. No longer the new kid on the crime-fighting block, late-blooming gumshoe Hetty Wainthropp (Patricia Routledge, Keeping Up Appearances) gets the really tough jobs that require a head and a heart. Her uncanny ability to blend in with her surroundings brings her into contact with people from all walks of life, from marauding holigans to high society brides. Even Detective Chief Inspector Adams relies on her for sensitive cases that require her special blend of tenacity and kindness. Hetty is flattered, but clearly states her limits: "No sex scandals, no divorce, no drug running, and no industrial espionage." Still, she finds plenty of excitement in these nine new cases solved with the help of her trusty young assistant, Geoffrey (Dominic Monaghan, ABC's <i>Lost), and devoted hubby, Robert (Derek Benfield).

Supergran sleuth Hetty Wainthropp gets her wings as a private eye in this funny and touching drama never aired in the U.S. An unstoppable force of nature in a hat and sensible shoes, Hetty decides to try tracking down the long-lost son of her best friend’s husband. A taste of success encourages her to go looking for missing persons as a professional sleuth. Only her aching feet slow her down as she searches for teenage runaways in the bustling streets, dark alleys, and strip clubs of London. While Hetty’s husband, Robert, wants her back home and in the kitchen, Hetty never leaves a job half finished, no matter how hard it turns out to be. Starring the U.K.’s favorite actress, Patricia Routledge (Keeping Up Appearances).

Sharp-witted and warm-hearted as ever, the North Country’s second-career sleuth cracks six new cases

The BBC’s beloved matron of mystery returns to tackle her most challenging cases yet. Word of the Wainthropp Detective Agency has spread, and Hetty (Patricia Rutledge) finds herself taking on clients beyond the cozy confines of Lancashire. With her characteristic combination of shrewdness and compassion, she sleuths out truth in a Cumbrian iron mine, a stately country mansion, and even a historic coastal fishing village. As always, Hetty gets plenty of help from her able young partner Geoffrey (Dominic Monaghan, ABC’s Lost) and doting husband Robert (Derek Benfield, Rumpole of the Bailey) as she roots out crime and plumbs the mysteries of the human heart.