Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Eye Witness
02:35 am - 03:25 am, Sunday, January 11 on BBC Four HD (106)
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Eye Witness
Season 1, Episode 2
Hetty and amiable sidekick Geoffrey become embroiled in a convoluted case involving a deaf birdwatcher who goes missing at the same time as a woman's body is found at the bottom of a cliff he is known to frequent. Light-hearted drama, with Patricia Routledge and Dominic Monaghan, featuring a guest appearance by David Bower
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Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
Patricia Routledge
(Actor)
.. Henrietta `Hetty" Wainthropp
Derek Benfield
(Actor)
.. Robert Wainthropp
Dominic Monaghan
(Actor)
.. Geoffrey Shawcross
John Graham-Davies
(Actor)
.. DCI Adams
David Bower
(Actor)
.. Malcolm Stone
Ray Ashcroft
(Actor)
.. Steve Lennox
Alan Rothwell
(Actor)
.. Peter Stone
Valerie Lilley
(Actor)
.. Joan Stone
Philippa Howell
(Actor)
.. Rosemary Lennox
Claire Quigley
(Actor)
.. Lizzie
Jack Randle
(Actor)
.. DS.Wells
Stephen Anderson
(Actor)
.. PC Green
Jon Oxendale
(Actor)
.. Dave the Rave
Kim Phuong
(Actor)
.. Penipha
Donna Fawthrop
(Actor)
.. Lynn Horrocks
Alexander Kelly
(Actor)
.. Leonard
Sarah Kehoe
(Actor)
.. Clare Lennox
Sean Gilday
(Actor)
.. Tim Lennox
John Bowen
(Writer)
David Cook
(Writer)
John Glenister
(Director)
Carol Parks
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Patricia Routledge
(Actor)
.. Henrietta `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
Dominic Monaghan
(Actor)
.. Geoffrey Shawcross
Born:
December 08, 1976
in
Berlin
Best Known For:
The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Early-life:
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan was born in Berlin, Germany, on December 8, 1976, but moved with his family to Manchester when he was 12. His father, Austin, is a teacher, and his mother, Maureen, is a nurse. He has an older brother and speaks fluent German. He studied drama at sixth form college, during which time he began auditioning for professional acting jobs.
Career:
Monaghan made a name for himself alongside Patricia Routledge in the 1996 TV series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, closely followed by appearances in the miniseries This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, alongside Alun Armstrong, and Monsignor Renard, with John Thaw. However, he shot to worldwide attention in 2001 as cheeky but kind-hearted hobbit Merry in the first instalment of Peter Jackson's epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy - he featured in its two sequels too. Since then, he's starred in Lost, FlashForward and 100 Code. On the big screen, he has starred in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and Soldiers of Fortune (2010). He also presents a wildlife documentary series called Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan.
Quote:
"I would like to be remembered as someone who could make people laugh. I would just like to be remembered really."
Trivia:
A photographic exhibition in Los Angeles in 2008 featured prints of his own work.
John Graham-Davies
(Actor)
.. DCI Adams
David Bower
(Actor)
.. Malcolm Stone
Ray Ashcroft
(Actor)
.. Steve Lennox
Alan Rothwell
(Actor)
.. Peter Stone
Valerie Lilley
(Actor)
.. Joan Stone
Philippa Howell
(Actor)
.. Rosemary Lennox
Claire Quigley
(Actor)
.. Lizzie
Jack Randle
(Actor)
.. DS.Wells
Stephen Anderson
(Actor)
.. PC Green
Jon Oxendale
(Actor)
.. Dave the Rave
Kim Phuong
(Actor)
.. Penipha
Donna Fawthrop
(Actor)
.. Lynn Horrocks
Alexander Kelly
(Actor)
.. Leonard
Sarah Kehoe
(Actor)
.. Clare Lennox
Sean Gilday
(Actor)
.. Tim Lennox
John Bowen
(Writer)
David Cook
(Writer)
John Glenister
(Director)
Carol Parks
(Producer)
