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Missing Persons (1990)

Missing Persons

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1h 44m

May 30th, 1990

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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.

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Cast

Patricia Routledge
Hetty Wainthropp
Tony Melody
Robert Wainthropp
Jimmy Jewel
Frank Cross
Jean Heywood
Edith Cross
Gary Waldhorn
Bernard Shawcross
Gary Halliday
Geoffrey Shawcross
Ram John Holder
Chalky White
Jean Kent
Phillida Meadowhite
Janet Allen
Mrs. Lilium
Andrew Paul
Photographer
Full cast & crew

Directors

Derek Bennett
Full cast & crew

Producers

Derek Bennett
producer
Keith Richardson
executive producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

David Cook
novel
David Cook
screenplay
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The debut of the popular sleuth

Keywords

pilot
based on novel
police
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 30th, 1990 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
May 30th, 1990 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (aired on ITV) (TV)

Alternative Titles

Missing Persons (original title)
Missing Persons (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (Served as pilot for the later series)

Running Times

104 min

Sound Mixes

Stereo

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Yorkshire Television (YTV)
Yorkshire Television (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Distribution Companies

Madman Entertainment (Australia) (Included in "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: The Complete Collection")
Lime Lights Pictures (Belgium) (Included in "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: The Complete Collection")
Lime Lights Pictures (Netherlands) (Included in "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: The Complete Collection")
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Other Companies

BBC Video Limited (dvd packaging)
Yacinsky Design (dvd package design)

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