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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
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Daughter of the Regiment

  • Episode aired Dec 5, 1997
  • TV-14
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Joe Caffrey in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1995)
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Daughter Of The Regiment
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A well-to-do woman hires Hetty to find out why her soon-to-be-married daughter is being stalked and photographed by a stranger in the village.A well-to-do woman hires Hetty to find out why her soon-to-be-married daughter is being stalked and photographed by a stranger in the village.A well-to-do woman hires Hetty to find out why her soon-to-be-married daughter is being stalked and photographed by a stranger in the village.

  • Director
    • David Giles
  • Writers
    • John Bowen
    • David Cook
    • Brian Finch
  • Stars
    • Patricia Routledge
    • Derek Benfield
    • Dominic Monaghan
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    106
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Giles
    • Writers
      • John Bowen
      • David Cook
      • Brian Finch
    • Stars
      • Patricia Routledge
      • Derek Benfield
      • Dominic Monaghan
    • 2User reviews
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    Patricia Routledge
    Patricia Routledge
    • Hetty Wainthropp
    Derek Benfield
    Derek Benfield
    • Robert Wainthropp
    Dominic Monaghan
    Dominic Monaghan
    • Geoffrey
    Mel Martin
    Mel Martin
    • Dawn Langley
    Jonathan Coy
    Jonathan Coy
    • Doug Arkwright
    Frederick Treves
    Frederick Treves
    • Col. Forbes-Jones
    Emily Hamilton
    • Caroline Langley
    Ben Pullen
    Ben Pullen
    • Lt. Thomas Watkinson
    • (as Benjamin Pullen)
    Joe Caffrey
    • Jake Vincent
    Daphne Oxenford
    • Mrs. Willoughby
    Sara Coward
    • Receptionist
    Rachel France
    • Florist
    Geoffrey Wilkinson
    • Hotel Porter
    Brian Baines
    • Rev. Pettigrew
    David Hodgson
    • Pianist
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Giles
    • Writers
      • John Bowen
      • David Cook
      • Brian Finch
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    6samskala

    Not a fan of this one

    I'm not British and America tends to be base their discrimination on skin color vs accent and "class" so I don't know if I'm the right audience for this one. However, as regards Hetty getting outraged at the biological dad wanting to meet his daughter that felt.. Really off-putting. He wasn't some serial killer or pedophile, just a man wanting to meet his daughter. Maybe it's just in movies or whatever, but most people are happy to meet their biological parents and quite upset to find out they've been lied to for so long. I really do not think Hetty was in the right on this one. What waste these lives.
    8Sleepin_Dragon

    A strong story, with excellent characters.

    Having previously posed as an Irishwoman on a housing estate, Hetty now Don's an Australian accent, where she's employed by an upper class woman to discover why her daughter is being photographed by an unknown man.

    Strangers aplenty in this episode, where we see Hetty finally encounter another Private Detective, it was bound to happen at some stage.

    It's a very good episode, it's fair to say it isn't perhaps the best mystery ever told, but there is a richness to both the story, and the characters. An affair of the heart, which has a very strong performance from the elegant Mel Martin. It's a story of the British class system, people that think it's a thing of the past, think again, check our the Hotel Receptionist.

    Once again the accents are more humorous than accurate, but they are playing to the lighter side of the show. Robert's dating advice to Geoffrey was funny.

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    • Trivia
      The headline on the tabloid being read by the hotel clerk is "Di's Fly Boy," obviously referring to a then current romance of Princess Diana.
    • Quotes

      Hetty Wainthropp: [to Arkwright] You know what I mean. In my experience when a person's intent on vengeance, everybody ends up getting hurt... including the avenger.

    • Soundtracks
      Waltzing Matilda
      (uncredited)

      Original music by Christina McPherson, revised music by Marie Cowan and lyrics by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson

      [Incorrectly credited as traditional Australian bush song]

      [Instrumental version heard when the search is on for the Australian stranger]

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    • Release date
      • December 5, 1997 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Darwen, Lancashire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • BBC-TV Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 50m
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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