northern england,amateur detective,retirement,missing person,female private detective

Missing Persons (1990)

Poster for Missing Persons

The debut of the popular sleuth

During a visit to childhood friend Edith, retired housewife Hetty Wainthropp discovers that Edith's husband, Frank, has a son by a previous marriage. Hetty decides to turn amateur detective to trace him. When this gives her a taste for detection, Hetty decides to set up a private detective agency.

Cast & Crew

Director
Derek Bennett
  • Profile picture of Patricia Routledge
    Hetty Wainthrop Patricia Routledge
  • Profile picture of Tony Melody
    Robert Wainthrop Tony Melody
  • Profile picture of Jimmy Jewel
    Frank Cross Jimmy Jewel
  • Profile picture of Jean Heywood
    Edith Cross Jean Heywood
  • Profile picture of Gary Waldhorn
    Bernard Shawcrose Gary Waldhorn
  • Profile picture of Gary Halliday
    Geoffrey Shawcross Gary Halliday
  • Profile picture of Ram John Holder
    Chalky White Ram John Holder
  • Profile picture of Jean Kent
    Phillida Meadowhite Jean Kent

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Keywords

  • northern england
  • amateur detective
  • retirement
  • missing person
  • female private detective