DVD
Hetty Wainthropp investigates. Complete fourth series [videorecording (DVD)].
Summary:
"Sharp-witted and warm-hearted as ever, the North Country<U+2019>s second-career sleuth cracks six new cases. The BBC<U+2019>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<U+2019>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. "--Container.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781621721550
- ISBN: 1569388318
- Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (294 min.) : digital stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 booklet.
- Publisher: Silver Spring, Md. : Acorn Media, c2006.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally broadcast on television during the 1998 season.Six episodes from the fourth 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.
- Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
- Home use only.
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Public Library | DVD FIC HET (Text) | 35146001909399 | DVD Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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The complete fourth season of the charming and popular British series is included here, chronicling the continued adventures of the world's most unlikely detective. In need of extra money to supplement her husband's tiny pension, Hetty (Routledge) has set herself up as a private eye, and is unwavering in her determination to bring miscreants to justice. Ably abetted by her young assistant, Geoffrey (Monaghan), Hetty makes for a wise if eccentric sleuth, and brings heart as well as plenty of laughs to the show. - Baker & Taylor
An English housewife turned detective solves a number of mysteries and crimes.