Product Review

“Delightful” —USA Today

Patricia Routledge stars as the unlikely sleuth

The beloved BBC detective series seen on public television

Acclaimed actress Patricia Routledge (Keeping Up Appearances) brings her genius for wry comedy and warmhearted drama to the starring role as a housewife turned detective in this popular series.

Life as a private detective begins at 60 for this sprightly Lancashire housewife. Instead of winding down as her husband, Robert (Derek Benfield, Rumpole of the Bailey), expects, she’s just getting started. Hetty takes a job to make ends meet and accidentally discovers her natural gift for sleuthing. In these first six episodes, she finds an eager sidekick in destitute teenager Geoffrey Shawcross (Dominic Monaghan, Lost, The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and puts her sensible pumps to the pavement in search of mysteries to solve.

Includes two episodes not seen on the PBS Mystery! broadcast

Previously released on DVD

This set comprises series 1 of the mystery's broadcast run, but does not include the made-for-television movie Missing Persons