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Missing Persons

Missing Persons

# The debut of the popular sleuth
Drama   Crime
📜 Overview: During a visit to childhood friend Edith, retired housewife Hetty Wainthropp discovers that Edith's husband, Frank, has a son by a previous marriage. Hetty decides to turn amateur detective to trace him. When this gives her a taste for detection, Hetty decides to set up a private detective agency.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1990-05-30
⌚ Running Time: 104 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.0

Beloved Cast

Patricia Routledge original image
Hetty Wainthrop
Patricia Routledge
Tony Melody original image
Robert Wainthrop
Tony Melody
Jimmy Jewel original image
Frank Cross
Jimmy Jewel
Jean Heywood original image
Edith Cross
Jean Heywood
Gary Waldhorn original image
Bernard Shawcrose
Gary Waldhorn
Gary Halliday original image
Geoffrey Shawcross
Gary Halliday
Ram John Holder original image
Chalky White
Ram John Holder
Jean Kent original image
Phillida Meadowhite
Jean Kent
Janet Allen original image
Mrs. Lilium
Janet Allen
Andrew Paul original image
Photographer
Andrew Paul
Jenna Russell original image
Jan
Jenna Russell
Julie Foy original image
Madge
Julie Foy
Cathy Underwood original image
Beryl Lilium
Cathy Underwood
Matthew C. Vaughan original image
Hairdresser
Matthew C. Vaughan
Nigel Collins original image
Betting Shop Manager
Nigel Collins
Fran O'Shea original image
Betting Shop Assistant
Fran O'Shea
Maureen Lunt original image
P.C. Alice
Maureen Lunt
Rosemary Hirst original image
Myra
Rosemary Hirst
Emma Garner-Clarke original image
Sheila
Emma Garner-Clarke
Deborah Fairfax original image
TV Interviewer
Deborah Fairfax
David Credell original image
Postman
David Credell
Joyce Kennedy original image
Neighbour
Joyce Kennedy
Philip Wright original image
P.C.
Philip Wright
Judith Scott original image
P.C.
Judith Scott
Susie Hawthorne original image
Young Edith
Susie Hawthorne
Carolyn Dewhirst original image
Young Hetty
Carolyn Dewhirst
Tom McGill original image
Young Frank
Tom McGill
Mary Wray original image
Edith's Mother
Mary Wray
Luke Branagan original image
Man In Betting Shop
Luke Branagan

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