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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
S3.E7
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A Minor Operation

  • Episode aired Jan 16, 1998
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 49m
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8.1/10
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Patricia Routledge in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: A Minor Operation
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While in hospital for routine surgery, Hetty is able to help DCI Adams with a rash of home robberies of patients and a false rape allegation against the inspector.While in hospital for routine surgery, Hetty is able to help DCI Adams with a rash of home robberies of patients and a false rape allegation against the inspector.While in hospital for routine surgery, Hetty is able to help DCI Adams with a rash of home robberies of patients and a false rape allegation against the inspector.
IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Jim Goddard
    • Writers
      • John Bowen(series creator)
      • David Cook(series creator)
      • Philip Martin
    • Stars
      • Patricia Routledge
      • Dominic Monaghan
      • Frank Mills
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    • Director
      • Jim Goddard
    • Writers
      • John Bowen(series creator)
      • David Cook(series creator)
      • Philip Martin
    • Stars
      • Patricia Routledge
      • Dominic Monaghan
      • Frank Mills
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    Patricia Routledge
    Patricia Routledge
    • Hetty Wainthropp
    Dominic Monaghan
    Dominic Monaghan
    • Geoffrey
    Frank Mills
    Frank Mills
    • Frank Wainthropp
    John Graham-Davies
    • D.C.I. Adams
    • (as John Graham Davies)
    Suzanne Maddock
    • Janet Fraser
    Wanda Ventham
    Wanda Ventham
    • Margaret Balshaw
    Michelle Holmes
    Michelle Holmes
    • Ruth Kilbride
    Gillian Kearney
    Gillian Kearney
    • Debra Woolmer
    Richard Coyle
    Richard Coyle
    • Dr Miles Miller
    Tyrone Huggins
    • Ezekial Alebua
    Lorraine Peters
    Lorraine Peters
    • Mrs Mabbthorpe
    Jean Stevens
    • Bessie Simcox
    Bruce Byron
    • Joe Doolan
    Jack Carr
    • Jack Doolan
    John Bleasdale
    • Bell
    Eilis Hetherington
    • Celia Woolmer
    Margery Withers
    • Gwen Parry
    Trevor Dwyer-Lynch
    • Ambulance Man
    • Director
      • Jim Goddard
    • Writers
      • John Bowen(series creator)
      • David Cook(series creator)
      • Philip Martin
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      Hetty Wainthropp: [to her podiatrist] My legs haven't had this much attention since they were on the stage at the Floral Hall in nineteen hundred and... never mind.

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    9/10
    A great story.
    Hetty ends up in Hospital needing her veins done, she's in the right place to offer assistance to The Chief Inspector who's accused by a nurse of groping her. With Hetty in Hospital, Frank takes on his own case, much to Hetty's annoyance.

    We finally get a bid story for The Chief Inspector, he's been a bit part player for the most part, so it's good for him to be centre stage, even if he is in trouble, fortunately Hetty believes him. Hetty being incapacitated also adds a different angle.

    I will be glad to see Robert return, Frank is on the irritating scale, he's a bit over the top.

    Gillian Kearney us excellent as Debra, I also loved Wanda Ventham here.

    It's an excellent episode.
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    • Release date
      • January 16, 1998 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Darwen, Lancashire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • BBC-TV Productions
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      49 minutes
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      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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