Hetty Wainthropp Investigates - Season 1 - Eps 1: The Bearded Lady
Hetty Waintthropp is annoyed at the cards celebrating her sixtieth birthday--they all offer her well wishes for ""joining the club"" of senior citizens and old-age pensioners, even though she's not entitled to a pension. Determined to make something of herself, Hetty gets a job at the local post office, where she proves her mettle quite quickly by throwing out a troublemaking biker and chasing down a shoplifter.
About Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Title: Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
First Air Date: 1996-01-03
Last Air Date: 1998-09-04
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.2/10 (from 16 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 27
Network: BBC One
Genres: Drama, Crime
Production Companies: BBC
Synopsis
Instead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her calling late in life. Combining common sense, her husband, and her pocketbook, this senior sleuth takes on all the cases the police deem too minor.
Cast

Patricia Routledge
Hetty Wainthropp

Dominic Monaghan
Geoffrey Shawcross

Derek Benfield
Robert Wainthropp

Suzanne Maddock
Janet Fraser