Hetty Wainthropp Investigates - The Complete Second Season

I'd forgotten what a great show this is! Not for everyone, I guess, as there's not a lot of "action". And, being from the UK, has more appeal to me. It's a story of an ordinary older woman who decides go into the 'detective' business and does very well. Discs were in perfect condition. Thanks! Read more

Delivered on time and in good condition. I love to shop goodwill. It's one of my favorite shows. Read more

Hatte Winthrope was an enjoyable series to watch. Light hearted, but serious at times. The charactersnwere wepl developed and believable. Package arrived on time and packaging was great. Will be buying the other series of the series. Highly recommend. Read more

HETTY WAINTHROP - Series 2 features the talents of Patricia Routledge playing a woman billed as `The BBC's most unlikely sleuth." Yet, watching these episodes again, I realized Hetty fills a void or market niche for sleuths, making her not all that unlikely. The kinds of cases she investigates (mostly domestic) would have been dismissed by Holmes, and considered an unworthy challenge by Poirot, but with Miss Marple out of the picture, someone has to do them. On almost every occasion, the DCI, when asked, tells Hetty, the police can not help the victim or potential victim until a crime has been committed. Thus, many of the cases involve unpleasant experiences that are not necessarily criminal...YET. Who would you turn to if someone was sullying your name with poison pen letters? Miss Marple handled a case involving poison pen letters, and other detectives like Barnaby have handled similar problems, but usually, the letter is a blackmail letter and the person involved becomes a murder victim. The letter(s) is usually typed on a typewriter with a funny key.(Computer software can be traced too, as we discovered in last year's presidential election campaign). Hetty doesn't handle murder cases. Or does she? How did the young woman staying at a shelter end up dead when her husband found her? And, who revealed her whereabouts? How can Hetty. having been named woman of the year, show up at the dinner honoring her, and explain the bruises dished out by her perhaps not so affectionate husband Robert? Whether the client is the intended victim of a `Rose by another name', the father of a runaway teenager, or the daughter of a woman entranced by a medium, Hetty and her sidekick Jeffrey, to say nothing of husband Robert, and brother-in-law Frank, will solve the case. These mysteries are not complex, they are cosy. I love Hetty and I wish PBS would air all the episodes the BBC made. Read more

Hetty is somewhat of a busybody and substitute mother for her "partner" Geoffrey. Husband Robert is often seen as a bit puzzled but supports his wife and worries about her activities. When Hetty is in her raincoat she's almost like Columbo! Good, clean, non-violent, fun. Read more

Good storylines, good pace, i.e., not slow, good acting, believable characters, keeps me guessing until the end. Would definitely recommend, and I enjoy re-watching the series as well. Read more

This was such a great season. Patricia Routledge is confident and holds her own, quite take-charge, which subtly reminds me of Hyacinth. Except instead of humor we have mystery. Some very touching moments in some of the episodes where Patricia's acting really digs deeper. Love it! Read more

Good story lines, excellent acting Read more