Drama ·Crime · United Kingdom · 1990 · 1h 44m

Missing Persons

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Director
Derek Bennett
Cast
Patricia Routledge as Hetty Wainthrop Tony Melody as Robert Wainthrop Jimmy Jewel as Frank Cross Jean Heywood as Edith Cross Gary Waldhorn as Bernard Shawcrose Gary Halliday as Geoffrey Shawcross
Crew
Peter Jackson — Director of Photography David Aspinall — Editor David Snell — Original Music Composer David Cook — Screenplay David Cook — Novel Derek Bennett — Producer
Tagline

The debut of the popular sleuth

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
northern englandamateur detectiveretirementmissing personfemale private detective
Key Collaborators
Derek Bennett Director Peter Jackson Director of Photography David Aspinall Editor David Snell Original Music Composer David Cook Screenplay David Cook Novel Derek Bennett Producer Ian Fisher Production Design
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