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So I had a bit of a Hetty Wainthropp marathon last night. Watched the first four episodes, with two left for tonight. *bg* My favorite moment so far comes at the beginning of episode four, 'Widdershins,' when seventeen year old Geoffrey (Dom Monaghan) shows up at the Wainthropp door with a teddy bear in one arm, a soccer ball in the other and all his bits and bobs in bags, scattered at his feet. "I've been chucked out," he says with a little boy lost expression, "I'm homeless." I had to go back and see it again. It was too cute.

Of course, it's not all about the Monaghan. The show itself is very good. I have a penchant for liking middle-aged (and older) female detectives. I love Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. Hetty's blend of tough, no-nonsense older person and gentle, caring motherly woman make her a fascinating heroine.

Unfortunately there are almost no extras on the DVD, which is a shame. There is one interview with Patricia Routledge, a filmography for each of the primary actors, and a photo gallery. That's about it.

Still, all in all, a very good set of DVDs and I hope they sell well enough that Acorn Media puts the other four series of Hetty on DVD as well.

Comments

[azur-infinie.livejournal.com]

I never used to watch Hetty Wainthrop when it was on, but I wish I had now! The trouble is that Patricia Routledge also used to play the most annoying woman on earth in another show and whenever I look at her I think of that... lol. So it would have to be all about the Monaghan for me I think. :)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I can understand that. Is it the Keeping up Appearances character that you are referring to? There are a few physical mannerisms that carry over, mainly facial expressions, but the Hetty character is so different it hasn't been a problem for me. But then, I like Keeping up Appearances.

But it could be all about the Monaghan because there is a fairish amount of him in the eps, and he is just so darned cute! All young looking, not really more than a boy, and cheeky as all get-out. I just love it! I feel like an old aunty - I just want to pinch his cheeks and tell him he's the cutest thing ever. Probably wouldn't bolster his sense of manhood very much, but there you go. Sometimes it's all about the cute factor.

[azur-infinie.livejournal.com]

Oh, you're really making me want to watch it! I did mean Keeping up Appearances - I used to hate it when I was a kid, LOL. I didn't know you got that in the US though! I guess I forgot that we all watch the same shows really :)

*hoping Hetty gets repeated on TV one day*

[pipspebble.livejournal.com]

Of course it's all about The Monaghan. I doubt I would be pre-ordering the series on Amazon if it weren't for The Monahan. And just exactly *which* cheeks were you wanting to pinch, eh? ;-)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Get your mind out of the gutter, Pips! *smirk* My second favorite scene is from the last disc,can't remember which ep, with a young, skinny Monaghan in drag, wearing a very short skirt and very high heels. ROFLMAO!

By the by, did you know that you can order it directly from Acorn Media? They have it available now, so those of us who are too impatient to wait another month can get our fix immediately. Of course, maybe you were able to find a good deal on Amazon. I had to pay full price but decided it was worth it.

[marigoldg.livejournal.com]

I would love to pieces anyone that would write me some Hetty fanfic, heavy on Geoff of course!

[pipspebble.livejournal.com]

Because, like, she doesn't have ENOUGH obsessions, you know? ;-)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

We can all do with more obsessions interests, Pips. Keeps life interesting :)

[marigoldg.livejournal.com]

Obsession? Fanfic writing? Surely you jest?

[pipspebble.livejournal.com]

Moi? Surely YOU jest! :-)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Hm, you're giving me ideas here. I'm going to have to think about this one. It would mean the ultimate sacrifice of having to watch those six episodes over again, possibly several times, to get the characters down. Oh, the horrors. *vbg* Too bad only the series one is out on DVD currently, as I've never seen the rest, so anything I come up with will have to be early days. Of course, those are the days when young Geoff is living on his own, with much more scope for adventures. *rubs hands together in evil glee*

[marigoldg.livejournal.com]

Brave Geoff held hostage, brave Geoff sustaining some injury saving Hetty, brave Geoff...doing just about anything, LOL! There is a later episode when he is lost in a mine, and when he gets out Hetty just hugs him to peices. He is really like their own son by the end of the series : )

[pipspebble.livejournal.com]

Awwwww! I can't wait to start watching these. Like *I* need another object of INTENSE focus! I finally got to see the promos of Lost the other day and now I'm having visions of hooded-sweatshirt-Dom! looking all scared and scruffy. September is shaping up to be a banner month for my Rings addiction: DragonCon the first weekend (with a Rings movie marathon that Sunday), Geoff on DVD the next week, two weeks after that the premier of Lost. Now *that's* something to look forward to!

[marigoldg.livejournal.com]

Ack! I can't wait to see any bits of Lost!! You'll have to keep me updated as to the date because I haven't really watched any telly at all since I've been back. I wouldn't want to miss it!

Luckily I have seen every episode of Hetty, so I would of course be available to answer any questions any fanfic authors out there might have should they want to write any nice Geoffrey fics for me everyone. Think of it, breaking totally new ground!

I've only not seen one episode that was made as a charity fundraiser or something that has disapeared into The Blue...

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

You've got me started now, Marigold. Whatever comes of this, just remember, it's all your fault responsibility, for good or evil.

I need some background info on Geoff. I only have the first series on DVD and haven't seen any of the other eps. So, I know that he took off on his own after his parents divorced. I know he moved in with Hetty because his mum wouldn't leave him alone at his bedsit. Does he have any other family, sibs, cousins, etc. that have been mentioned? Does he have any contact with his Dad? Does he have any sort of relationship with his mum? Or is this all untouched territory in the show, allowing me to make it up as I go along?

I really hope PBS re-airs this show, cause I'm so hooked. I've got to see the rest of it!

[marigoldg.livejournal.com]

Well, his Mum went all clingy on him after the divorce to the point where he couldn't stand it and so he left home to try and get by on his own at about 16 - I think he meets Hetty when he is 17. He is barely scraping by at the bedsit, working his job at the shop (market or supermarket is not the right word in the UK) hence his trying for a little extra when he tries to steal the Children's Aide money from Hetty's shop. Post Offices, where Hetty was working, are typically in a sealed-off corner of a neighbourhood shop.

In the UK if you aren't going on to Uni because of grades or whatever, it's fine to leave school at 16 and get a job.

He's fairly street savvy while still being an innocent himself. For example, he would likely know where to go to score drugs, but wouldn't do them himself.

No relatives that I remember - maybe a mention of a cousin once, but I'm not sure about that. Dad is totally disappeared, and while Robert makes Geoff promise that he will visit his Mum more I don't think that we ever hear of her again after the day she shows up on their doorstep. Hetty and Robert truly become his parents. Their own son Derek and his wife and kids live in Australia and she and Hetty don't particularly get on and she always gets in the way of any meetings. Geoff fills a void for Hetty, as well as being her assistant. She is excited about him being her assistant because it makes him think, and he is gaining self confidence.

In almost every episode, Geoff has "a friend he knew at school" that knows about a subject or might have info they need and he digs them up. It's a running joke.

After they buy the scooter it's also a joke for Geoff to insist that the Agency needs a car, because of course he intends to be the driver. Every teenage lad needs a car.

After he moves in he does nearly all the cooking, and he has the cutest way of holding his fork! It makes you think of curling his hand up when Treebeard lays him down in the forest, sort of little laddish : )

Is that enough to start with?