Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: A Rose by Any Other Name
4:20 pm - 5:20 pm, Tuesday, April 21 on U&Drama (20)
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A Rose by Any Other Name
Season 2, Episode 5
A middle-aged widow's family become convinced a photographer is only marrying her for money and ask Hetty to investigate. Given a week to probe his past and find out whether he's a gold-digging cad or a 24-carat gentleman, the unlikely sleuth unearths some extremely interesting facts. Drama based on the novel by David Cook, starring Patricia Routledge and Derek Benfield
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Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
Patricia Routledge
(Actor)
.. Hetty Wainthropp
Derek Benfield
(Actor)
.. Robert Wainthropp
John Graham Davies
(Actor)
.. DCI Adams
Ronald Pickup
(Actor)
.. Lester Rose
Janet Hargreaves
(Actor)
.. Gillian Snape
Katherine Dow Blyton
(Actor)
.. Kelly Harbour
Peter Gunn
(Actor)
.. Bryan Harbour
Barbara Dryhurst
(Actor)
.. Lysette Snape
Joan Sims
(Actor)
.. Adele McCarthy
Freddie Davies
(Actor)
.. Sidney Sturridge
Susan Edmonstone
(Actor)
.. Vanessa Webb
Rebecca Lamb
(Actor)
.. Magda Devlin
Gordon Langford Rowe
(Actor)
.. William Pollard
Judith Davis
(Actor)
.. Ida Whittle
Joe Belcher
(Actor)
.. Arnold Whittle
Laura Crossley
(Actor)
.. Wendy
Rachael C Carter
(Actor)
.. Rachael C Carter
Jeremy Paul
(Writer)
David Giles
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Patricia Routledge
(Actor)
.. Hetty Wainthropp
Born:
February 17, 1929
in
Tranmere
Best Known For:
Her extensive stage career and playing Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances.
Early-life:
Katherine Patricia Routledge was born in Tranmere on February 17, 1929 to Catherine and Isaac. During the Second World War, her family lived weeks at a time in the basement of her father's haberdashery shop. Patricia went on to study English Language and Literature at the University of Liverpool. After becoming involved with the university's dramatic society, she was encouraged to pursue an acting career. After graduating, she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and launched her acting career at the Liverpool Playhouse.
Career:
Routledge's extensive stage credits include roles in a number of Royal Shakespeare Company productions, How's the World Treating You in London and on Broadway, The Pirates of Penzance in New York's Central Park, and Facade at Carnegie Recital Hall. She won a Tony Award in 1968 for Darling of the Day and an Olivier Award in 1988 for Leonard Bernstein's Candide. Other theatre credits include Noises Off, Talking Heads, The Importance of Being Earnest, and An Ideal Husband. Even well into her ninth decade, she continues to perform on the stage. She is better known to TV audiences as Hyacinth Bucket in the hugely popular comedy series Keeping Up Appearances. She went on to play the title role in the mystery drama Hetty Wainthropp Investigates.
Quote:
'When I approach the pearly gates, I'd like to hear a champagne cork popping, an orchestra tuning up, and the sound of my mother laughing.'
Trivia:
Routledge is a classically trained singer and she has appeared in a number of operas. She was awarded an OBE in 1993 and a CBE in 2004.
Derek Benfield
(Actor)
.. Robert Wainthropp
John Graham Davies
(Actor)
.. DCI Adams
Ronald Pickup
(Actor)
.. Lester Rose
Born:
June 07, 1940
in
Chester
Best Known For:
A string of film and TV roles.
Early-life:
Ronald Alfred Pickup was born in Chester on June 7, 1940 to Daisy and Eric. Ronald went on to train to become an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his TV debut in a 1964 edition of Doctor Who. Since then, Ronald has been a regular fixture on the stage, in the cinema and on TV screens.
Career:
During his long and prolific career, Pickup has made guest appearances in the likes of Crown Court, Matlock, Bergerac, Boon, Lovejoy, Silent Witness, Casualty, The Bill, Hustle, and New Tricks. He had recurring roles in Wagner, Moving, Fortunes of War, The Rector's Wife, Ivanhoe, and Holby City. His film credits include The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Thirty-Nine Steps (1978), Nijinsky (1980), Never Say Never Again (1983), The Mission (1986), The Fourth Protocol (1987), Lolita (1997), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and its 2015 sequel. Pickup is also an established stage actor with roles in a number of productions, including Three Sisters, Amy's View, and Waiting for Godot.
Quote:
'Working with Laurence Olivier was like the culmination of an ambition from when I was about nine-years-old.'
Trivia:
Pickup was nominated for an Olivier award for his role in Amy's View.
Janet Hargreaves
(Actor)
.. Gillian Snape
Katherine Dow Blyton
(Actor)
.. Kelly Harbour
Peter Gunn
(Actor)
.. Bryan Harbour
Born:
February 13, 1963
in
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
Best Known For:
Playing Brian Packham in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Born on February 13, 1963 in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. Peter trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. One of his first on-screen acting roles was in the short film, Treacle (1988).
Career:
Gunn has appeared in a number of British TV series. One of his first appearances on the small screen was in an episode of Young Charlie Chaplin in 1989. Following this, he had guest appearances in such series as Pie in the Sky, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Grange Hill, The Bill and A Touch of Frost before landing a regular role in Heartburn Hotel between 1998 and 2000. He later played Len Cosgrove in the comedy drama Born and Bred between 2002 and 2005. In 2010, he first appeared in Coronation Street as Brian Packham, whom he played until 2013. He made a return in 2015 and became a series regular again in 2016. Gunn is best known to American audiences for playing Oswald Granger in Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009). He has also previously had parts in such American films as Roseanna's Grave (1997) and Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998).
Quote:
On getting the role in Hannah Montana: The Movie: 'To get the job, I needed to submit a showreel or something similar. I didn't have one at the time so my mum Barbara came to the rescue. She has got a cuttings book called Peter's Progress. There's everything in there from my first theatre performance to the movies I have done.'
Trivia:
He is a governor of Lamack Primary School.
Barbara Dryhurst
(Actor)
.. Lysette Snape
Joan Sims
(Actor)
.. Adele McCarthy
Born:
May 09, 1930
in
Essex
Best Known For:
Her roles in the Carry On films.
Early-life:
Irene Joan Marion Sims was born in Essex on May 9, 1930. She was the daughter of a railway station master and would often put on performances for waiting passengers. After failing a number of auditions, she was finally accepted into Rada and graduated in 1950.
Career:
Sims went on to appear in a number of farces at Brian Rix's Aldwych Theatre but she preferred working on films. She made her first appearance on the big screen in 1953 opposite George Cole in Will Any Gentleman? She followed this up with roles in Trouble in Store and Doctor in the House. She continued her run in comedy films when she was offered a part in Carry On Nurse. She went on to become a regular in the Carry On series, appearing in 24, including Carry On Screaming, Carry On Henry, and Carry On Camping. After the Carry On films ended in 1978, Sims became a regular face on TV, making appearances in Worzel Gummidge, In Loving Memory, Doctor Who, Farrington of the F.O., Simon and the Witch, On the Up, As Time Goes By, and The Last of the Blonde Bombshells. She died on June 27, 2001, at the age of 71.
Quote:
'Men are put off by funny women.'
Trivia:
Years of heavy drinking took their toll and she suffered with ill health in her later years. She had difficulty working with Frankie Howerd because they could not stop laughing.
Freddie Davies
(Actor)
.. Sidney Sturridge
Susan Edmonstone
(Actor)
.. Vanessa Webb
Rebecca Lamb
(Actor)
.. Magda Devlin
Gordon Langford Rowe
(Actor)
.. William Pollard
Judith Davis
(Actor)
.. Ida Whittle
Joe Belcher
(Actor)
.. Arnold Whittle
Laura Crossley
(Actor)
.. Wendy
Rachael C Carter
(Actor)
.. Rachael C Carter
Jeremy Paul
(Writer)
David Giles
(Director)
