Hetty Wainthropp investigates. Complete third series [videorecording (DVD)].
"Nine new adventuresifor theiunstoppable 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 hooligans to high-society brides in these nine new cases, solved with the help of her trusty young assistant, Geoffrey (Dominic Monaghan, ABC's Lost) and devoted husband, Robert (Derek Benfield)."--Container.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781621721543
- ISBN: 1569388113
- Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (441 min.) : digital stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 booklet.
- Publisher: Silver Spring, Md. : Acorn Media, c2005.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally broadcast on television during the 1997 season.Nine episodes from the third series."The BBC's most unlikely sleuth"--Container.Special features : Production notes ; Cast filmographies.Full screen (1.33:1) presentation.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- BBC ; Mystery! ; PBS ; Producer, Carol Parks ; various episode writers and directors.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Patricia Routledge, Dominic Monaghan, Derek Benfield.
- System Details Note:
- DVD ; 4:3 full screen.
- Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
- Home use only.
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 2 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Castlegar Public Library | DVD FIC HET (Text) | 35146001914670 | DVD Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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The U.K.'s favorite actress stars in this delightful BBC series seen on PBS's Mystery! Hetty Wainthropp (Routledge) is a Lancashire housewife keen on solving crimes. She starts a detective agency, pairs with a destitute teen (Monaghan) and totes a fully-loaded handbag. Third Series is 9 episodes; 441 min. on 3 DVDs.CC. - Baker & Taylor
An English housewife turned detective solves a number of mysteries and crimes.