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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Episodes
Series 3: 5. Childsplay
The Wainthropps' nephew has been excluded from school, but has he been wrongly accused of misbehaving? Hetty is determined to find out.
09-05-2026
BBC 4
Series 3: 4. Fisticuffs
The victim of a road rage assault enlists the help of Hetty to find out the identity of her assailant.
02-05-2026
BBC 4
Series 3: 3. Serving The Community
Drama series, based on characters from the novel by David Cook, about a 60-year-old private detective. Hetty faces danger when she agrees to track down a gang who have been atta ...
11-04-2026
BBC 4
Series 3: 2. Daughter Of The Regiment
The mother of a beautiful bride-to-be who is being stalked asks for Hetty's help. Drama series based on characters from the novel by David Cook.
04-04-2026
BBC 4
Series 3: 1. All Stitched Up
Hetty joins a quilt-making circle in order to find out who is terrorising a housing estate. Classic crime drama starring Patricia Routledge.
28-03-2026
BBC 4
Series 2: 6. Woman Of The Year
A women's refuge is under threat, and Hetty poses as a battered wife in order to locate the security leak.
21-03-2026
BBC 4
Series 2: 5. A Rose By Any Other Name
Gillian Snape's family are convinced that Lester Rose wants to marry her only for her money, and Hetty has just one week to investigate whether there is evidence against him or ...
14-03-2026
BBC 4
Series 2: 4. The Astral Plane
DCI Adams asks Hetty to investigate a dodgy spiritualist, but she is not prepared for what she finds. Geoffrey, meanwhile, is falling in love.
07-03-2026
BBC 4
Series 2: 3. Runaways
The Mayor of Titterslow wants Hetty to find his daughter, but there must be no publicity and no police. Hetty discovers where Susan planned to go, but she never arrived. Why not ...
28-02-2026
BBC 4
Series 2: 2. Lost Chords
It's the 50th anniversary of the Blainthorp Music Festival, and there is fierce competition to be chosen as Golden Voice. Suddenly, the finalists start losing their voices, and ...
21-02-2026
BBC 4
Series 2: 1. Poison Pen
Basking in the glow of publicity from their last successful job, the Wainthropp Detective Agency has more work than it can handle. While Hetty tries to help a stricken village, ...
14-02-2026
BBC 4
Series 1: 6. Safe As Houses
An old friend gives Hetty her most baffling case yet. If she fails, a young woman will lose her baby and go to jail.
07-02-2026
BBC 4
Series 1: 5. A High Profile
Hetty agrees to help an anxious mother whose schizophrenic adult son has disappeared.
31-01-2026
BBC 4
Series 1: 4. Widdershins
A letter informs Robert that his Uncle Albert has been found dead from an apparent suicide. Hetty finds the circumstances suspicious and begins to suspect witchcraft was involved.
24-01-2026
BBC 4
Series 1: 3. Fingers
Hetty takes on a new case while on holiday with Robert. But who exactly is she dealing with?
17-01-2026
BBC 4
Series 1: 2. Eye Witness
Hetty is called on by a pair of worried parents, whose deaf son, Malcolm, has disappeared while out birdwatching. Is foul play at hand?
10-01-2026
BBC 4
Series 1: 1. The Bearded Lady
A drama series based on characters from the novel by David Cook. On her sixtieth birthday, Hetty Wainthropp decides it's time to change her life. A part-time job in a post offic ...
03-01-2026
BBC 4