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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| MANUFACTURER: | Acorn Media |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Drama, Feature Film-drama, Gift Set, Movie, TV Shows, Television |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 3 |
| UPC: | 054961717699 |
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Customer Reviews of Hetty Wainthropp Investigates - The Complete First Season
Hetty is Ab-Fab I was curious about this series. I had only heard about it and had never seen a broadcast. So I was skeptical. But I had enjoyed the Mrs. Bradley Mysteries and others who had enjoyed those had suggested these. I am so glad I took the plunge. Hetty is an absolutely fabulous character who refuses to take a back seat at the age of 60. Determined to "matter," she forges ahead and finds herself in the middle of a mystery. Before she knows it, she's taking on investigations as a profession, with a young man whom she turns from a latent shoplifter into a crack investigator's partner. Patricia Routeledge is thoroughly believable and adorable in the role. I am looking forward to the next set of DVD's on this series. I must say, it's refreshing to see a late 20th Century mystery (as opposed to the usual Golden Age era) that is more logic puzzle than CSI. These days there's far too much forensics and far too little charm!
Schizophrenic Cosy Series
I'd say this series one collection is rather a mixed bag. There's an overall cosy tone to the series, and the chemistry between feisty, old Hetty (the always wonderful Routledge) and young Geoffrey (Dominic Monaghan, with charm to spare) is excellent. The pilot episode, which is half-again as long as the other episodes, is the best, because it's the one that concentrates most strongly on these appealing characters. It also doesn't hurt that it has a more intricate (and wild!) mystery. The next-strongest episodes in this collection are Fingers, about a seeming Mafia kidnapping, and Widdershins, about possible satanic goings-on in an English village. The latter even manages to make some good points about problems of the elderly. But the other three episodes veer into heavy social problem melodrama that ill suits the cosy format of the show. One of these episodes is the much-maligned one with the deaf-mute character. This one is just a total mess, and features much too little of Hetty and Geoffrey. Not much better is an episode about a schizophrenic man. It's definitely on the dark and depressing side. The last episode in this collection deals with a pyromaniac. Hetty solves the problem through an incredibly improbable coincidence. So much for the little grey cells! Worse, the problems of a teenager with an illegitimate child are a major theme of the show, but they are never adequately addressed. This is one disturbed girl, who allows herself to be picked up by a middle-aged man interested in sado-masochism (a creepy scene sadly played for Benny Hill style laughs), but the final scene implies that she will live happily ever after. I was not convinced. I suppose it's admirable that the series wanted to deal with serious social ills, but I think they bit off more than Hetty, who is definitely in the Miss Marple mold, could chew. Hopefully there will be episodes in the second collection that are less schizphrenic and have undiluted cosy appeal. Since this series probably owes its revival to Dom fans, let me just add that, whatever you think of the series, you won't be disappointed with Dom. His star appeal is readily apparent here, several years before Lord of the Rings began to film.
A very good buy!
The characters and plots are all really good. A good series to watch and to own. The opening title scene has got to be one of the best. You also get the bonus features including an interview with Patricia Routledge and more.