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.
Patricia Routledge | Hetty Wainthrop |
Tony Melody | Robert Wainthrop |
Jean Heywood | Edith Cross |
Jimmy Jewel | Frank Cross |
Gary Waldhorn | Bernard Shawcrose |
Gary Halliday | Geoffrey Shawcross |
Ram John Holder | Chalky White |
Jean Kent | Phillida Meadowhite |
Janet Allen | Mrs. Lilium |
Andrew Paul | Photographer |
Jenna Russell | Jan |
Julie Foy | Madge |