Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Pursuit by Proxy
01:20 am - 02:10 am, Sunday, May 17 on BBC Four (9)
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Pursuit by Proxy
Season 3, Episode 6
A friend of Hetty's asks the sleuth to represent her at a creditor's meeting and try to recover her money when a furniture shop goes bankrupt, but there more to the case than meets the eye. Back at home, Hetty's interfering brother-in-law Frank has come to stay and Robert has flown off to Australia to visit their son Derek
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16x9
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
Patricia Routledge
(Actor)
.. Henrietta `Hetty" Wainthropp
Dominic Monaghan
(Actor)
.. Geoffrey Shawcross
Suzanne Maddock
(Actor)
.. Janet Frazer
Frank Mills
(Actor)
.. Frank Wainthropp
Felicity Dean
(Actor)
.. Sandra Lever
Jack Ellis
(Actor)
.. Brian Powell
Patrick Pearson
(Actor)
.. Dixon
Roger Bingham
(Actor)
.. Paul Croft
Viv Warentz
(Actor)
.. Dora James
Rosy Clayton
(Actor)
.. Julie
Tony Audenshaw
(Actor)
.. Ray Lever
John Glenister
(Director)
Peter Gibbs
(Writer)
Laura Mackie
(Executive 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.
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.
Suzanne Maddock
(Actor)
.. Janet Frazer
Frank Mills
(Actor)
.. Frank Wainthropp
Felicity Dean
(Actor)
.. Sandra Lever
Jack Ellis
(Actor)
.. Brian Powell
Patrick Pearson
(Actor)
.. Dixon
Roger Bingham
(Actor)
.. Paul Croft
Viv Warentz
(Actor)
.. Dora James
Rosy Clayton
(Actor)
.. Julie
Tony Audenshaw
(Actor)
.. Ray Lever
Best Known For:
Playing Bob Hope in Emmerdale.
Early-life:
Antony Audenshaw was born in Denton near Manchester in 1964. Tony had small roles in Raining Stones (1993), Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement, Hillsborough, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Where The Heart Is, Heartbeat and Peak Practice before landing the role that made him famous in Emmerdale.
Career:
Audenshaw joined the long-running soap in 2000 as Bob Hope, a love interest of Viv Windsor. Bob proposed to Viv while drunk and they married in 2001. They divorced four years later after Viv had an affair with Paddy Kirk but they reconciled and married for a second time in 2006. Bob had his hands full when Viv gave birth to twins and was left holding the babies when she was sentenced to three years in prison for fraud. He tried to run the café and post office as well as work shifts in the Woolpack and raise the twins on his own. He was shocked when Viv was suddenly released from prison, but they eventually come to the realisation that they were no longer compatible. The current love of Bob's life is Brenda Walker.
Quote:
On running in fancy dress: 'You get great enjoyment from wearing a costume if you are not going for a time.'
Trivia:
Audenshaw has run a number of marathons in fancy dress for the charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. He is also the lead singer of a band called White Van Man.
John Glenister
(Director)
Peter Gibbs
(Writer)
Laura Mackie
(Executive producer)
