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Missing Persons 1990 Directed by Derek Bennett

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Crime , Drama
Production Company Yorkshire Television
Release Date 30 May 1990
104 mins
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Patricia Routledge Hetty Wainthrop
Tony Melody Robert Wainthrop
Jimmy Jewel Frank Cross
Jean Heywood Edith Cross
Gary Waldhorn Bernard Shawcrose
Gary Halliday Geoffrey Shawcross
Ram John Holder Chalky White
Jean Kent Phillida Meadowhite
Janet Allen Mrs. Lilium
Andrew Paul Photographer
Julie Foy Madge
Cathy Underwood Beryl Lilium
Matthew C. Vaughan Hairdresser
Nigel Collins Betting Shop Manager
Fran O'Shea Betting Shop Assistant
Maureen Lunt P.C. Alice
Deborah Fairfax TV Interviewer
Joyce Kennedy Neighbour
Susie Hawthorne Young Edith
Carolyn Dewhirst Young Hetty
Tom McGill Young Frank
Mary Wray Edith's Mother
Luke Branagan Man In Betting Shop
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