Missing Persons

1h 44min

Drama

Crime

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.

Cast

Patricia Routledge

Patricia Routledge

Hetty Wainthrop
Tony Melody

Tony Melody

Robert Wainthrop
Jimmy Jewel

Jimmy Jewel

Frank Cross
Jean Heywood

Jean Heywood

Edith Cross
Gary Waldhorn

Gary Waldhorn

Bernard Shawcrose
Gary Halliday

Gary Halliday

Geoffrey Shawcross
Ram John Holder

Ram John Holder

Chalky White
Jean Kent

Jean Kent

Phillida Meadowhite
Janet Allen

Janet Allen

Mrs. Lilium
Andrew Paul

Andrew Paul

Photographer
Cathy Underwood

Cathy Underwood

Beryl Lilium
Nigel Collins

Nigel Collins

Betting Shop Manager
Fran O'Shea

Fran O'Shea

Betting Shop Assistant
Maureen Lunt

Maureen Lunt

P.C. Alice
Deborah Fairfax

Deborah Fairfax

TV Interviewer
Joyce Kennedy

Joyce Kennedy

Neighbour
Susie Hawthorne

Susie Hawthorne

Young Edith
Carolyn Dewhirst

Carolyn Dewhirst

Young Hetty
Tom McGill

Tom McGill

Young Frank
Mary Wray

Mary Wray

Edith's Mother
Luke Branagan

Luke Branagan

Man In Betting Shop

Release date

30th May 1990

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English