Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: A Minor Operation
02:00 am - 02:50 am, Sunday, May 24 on BBC Four (9)
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A Minor Operation
Season 3, Episode 7
DCI Adams' investigations into a spate of domestic robberies result in an accusation of sexual harassment against him from a nurse. Hetty is convinced he has been wrongly accused and investigates the claim from her hospital bed
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16x9
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
Dominic Monaghan
(Actor)
.. Geoffrey Shawcross
Frank Mills
(Actor)
.. Frank Wainthropp
Patricia Routledge
(Actor)
.. Hetty Wainthropp
John Graham Davies
(Actor)
.. DCI Adams
Suzanne Maddock
(Actor)
.. Janet Frazer
Wanda Ventham
(Actor)
.. Margaret Balshaw
Michelle Holmes
(Actor)
.. Ruth Kilbride
Gillian Kearney
(Actor)
.. Debra Woolmer
Richard Coyle
(Actor)
.. Dr Miles Miller
Tyrone Huggins
(Actor)
.. Ezekial Alebua
Lorraine Peters
(Actor)
.. Mrs Mabbthorpe
Jean Stevens
(Actor)
.. Bessie Simcox
Bruce Byron
(Actor)
.. Joe Doolan
Jack Carr
(Actor)
.. Jack Doolan
John Bleasdale
(Actor)
.. Bell
Eilis Hetherington
(Actor)
.. Celia Woolmer
Margery Withers
(Actor)
.. Gwen Parry
Trevor Dwyer-Lynch
(Actor)
.. Ambulance man
Philip Martin
(Writer)
Jim Goddard
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
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.
Frank Mills
(Actor)
.. Frank Wainthropp
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.
John Graham Davies
(Actor)
.. DCI Adams
Suzanne Maddock
(Actor)
.. Janet Frazer
Wanda Ventham
(Actor)
.. Margaret Balshaw
Michelle Holmes
(Actor)
.. Ruth Kilbride
Gillian Kearney
(Actor)
.. Debra Woolmer
Born:
May 09, 1972
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Playing Debbie McGrath in Brookside.
Early-life:
Born in 1972 in Liverpool. Her mum was a school secretary and her dad was a civil engineer. At the age of 12, she joined the Liverpool Playhouse Youth Theatre, where she was spotted two years later by the makers of Brookside. The actress was only supposed to appear in three episodes, but her character Debbie proved so popular that she stayed for a year and also appeared in the spin-off miniseries Damon and Debbie.
Career:
In 1989, the 16-year-old Kearney starred in Shirley Valentine, but decided to put her career on the backburner so she could concentrate on her education. After taking her A-levels, she studied for a degree at the Rose Bruford drama school in north London. She was still in demand as an actress and her tutors marked her performance in the TV drama The Tides of Life as part of her final assessment. She has regularly acted on stage and in TV series including Liverpool One, Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll, Hope and Glory and The Forsyte Saga. More recently, she has starred in Shameless, Casualty, Silent Witness and Suspects. In December 2014, it was announced that she was joining the cast of Emmerdale.
Quote:
'I must have a darkness about me which makes me look really tragic. I'd love to do a comedy.'
Trivia:
She has appeared in the Radio 4 dramas Brief Lives and Bring Her Back.
Richard Coyle
(Actor)
.. Dr Miles Miller
Born:
February 27, 1972
in
Sheffield
Best Known For:
Coupling.
Early-life:
Born February 6, 1972, in Sheffield. His parents are Irish and he has four brothers. On leaving school he studied languages and philosophy at York University, where he became interested in acting, appearing in several amateur productions and at the Edinburgh Festival. He was going to be an extra in Franco Zeffirelli's version of Jane Eyre, but was given a small speaking part instead when the director heard he was planning on going to drama school.
Career:
After attending the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Coyle landed small parts in TV productions, including an experimental version of Macbeth and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates. He then appeared in such acclaimed movies as Human Traffic and Topsy-Turvy, before returning to TV for Wives and Daughters, Up Rising, and Hearts and Bones. In 2000, he got his big break when he landed the role of eccentric Welshman Jeff in Coupling. He has since appeared in Lorna Doone, Strange, The History of Mr Polly, The Whistleblowers, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and W.E, which was directed by Madonna. Coyle also has his own company, Arcola Theatre, which he runs with friend Rafe Spall.
Quote:
'Heroes are different today, they are not the same as the 1940s and 1950s with the Errol Flynn stuff. Heroes today can be insecure. They can worry too.'
Tyrone Huggins
(Actor)
.. Ezekial Alebua
Lorraine Peters
(Actor)
.. Mrs Mabbthorpe
Jean Stevens
(Actor)
.. Bessie Simcox
Bruce Byron
(Actor)
.. Joe Doolan
Jack Carr
(Actor)
.. Jack Doolan
John Bleasdale
(Actor)
.. Bell
Eilis Hetherington
(Actor)
.. Celia Woolmer
Margery Withers
(Actor)
.. Gwen Parry
Trevor Dwyer-Lynch
(Actor)
.. Ambulance man
Philip Martin
(Writer)
Jim Goddard
(Director)
