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Mystery!; Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Series V: Mind Over Muscle

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Episode 1, Mind Over Muscle

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Series

Mystery!

Program

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Series V: Mind Over Muscle

Program Number

2306B1

Series Description

Premiered in 1980 -- offshoot of MASTERPIECE THEATRE. Showcase for the best of British drama in the mystery genre. Current producer, Rebecca Eaton. See individual episode titles for more information. Host: 1980: Gene Shalit; 1981-1989: Vincent Price; 1989-present: Diana Rigg Series release date: 1980

Program Description

Posing as Hetty's (Patricia Routledge) weakling nephew, Geoffrey ( Dominic Monaghan) enrolls in a gym to investigate a muscleman with an illegal steroid scam. Seems the tough guy is blackmailing the husband of Hetty's hairdresser. In the climactic chase scene, Janet (Suzanne Maddock) comes to the rescue with a forklift. Meanwhile, Robert ( Derek Benfield) gets hired as an opinionated newspaper columnist.

Duration

00:56:46

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Drama

Creators

Eaton, Rebecca (Series Producer)

Citation

Chicago: “Mystery!; Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Series V: Mind Over Muscle,” GBH Archives, accessed May 30, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7FF9455755E747CC88045E7549697171.

MLA: “Mystery!; Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Series V: Mind Over Muscle.” GBH Archives. Web. May 30, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7FF9455755E747CC88045E7549697171>.

APA: Mystery!; Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Series V: Mind Over Muscle. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7FF9455755E747CC88045E7549697171