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Missing Persons
Missing Persons

Missing Persons

The debut of the popular sleuth

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DramaCrime

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

30 May 1990

Country

United Kingdom

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

Jenna Russell

Jenna Russell

Jan

Julie Foy

Julie Foy

Madge

Cathy Underwood

Cathy Underwood

Beryl Lilium

Matthew C. Vaughan

Matthew C. Vaughan

Hairdresser

Nigel Collins

Nigel Collins

Betting Shop Manager

Fran O'Shea

Fran O'Shea

Betting Shop Assistant

Maureen Lunt

Maureen Lunt

P.C. Alice

Rosemary Hirst

Rosemary Hirst

Myra

Emma Garner-Clarke

Emma Garner-Clarke

Sheila

Deborah Fairfax

Deborah Fairfax

TV Interviewer

David Credell

David Credell

Postman

Joyce Kennedy

Joyce Kennedy

Neighbour

Philip Wright

Philip Wright

P.C.

Judith Scott

Judith Scott

P.C.

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

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