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Missing Persons
“The debut of the popular sleuth”
4.0 / 10• 1990• 1h 44m•NR• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
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 & Crew
Patricia Routledge
Hetty Wainthrop
Lead
Tony Melody
Robert Wainthrop
Jimmy Jewel
Frank Cross
Jean Heywood
Edith Cross
Gary Waldhorn
Bernard Shawcrose
Gary Halliday
Geoffrey Shawcross
Ram John Holder
Chalky White
Jean Kent
Phillida Meadowhite
What People Are Saying
2.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Derek Bennett's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Missing Persons is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
