Hetty Wainthropp Investigates - Season 1 - Eps 3: Fingers
A restaurant owner in Italy is sent a package apparently containing his son's index finger plus a photo of him in front of graffiti art in Manchester and a warning: Silence and await instruction. The distraught family finds solace when who should be taking a holiday in Italy than Hetty Wainthropp? After snooping at her passport and learning she's a detective, they come to her and she accepts their case. As Hetty investigates, she discovers that Gianni may be involved in a bad loan connected to the mafia.
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