Hetty Wainthropp Investigates follows the adventures of Hetty Wainthropp, a sixty-something housewife who decides to become a private detective after her children leave home. Set in Yorkshire, Hetty takes on various cases, ranging from thefts and missing persons to more complex crimes. With the help of her teenage assistant and her husband, Hetty navigates the world of investigation, uncovering secrets and solving mysteries along the way.

A young boy living in a small village in Wales navigates the challenges of growing up in an orphanage. When he discovers a letter indicating the possible location of his father, he sets out on a journey that leads him to a seaside town. Along the way, he encounters various characters and experiences both heartache and joy. This touching film explores themes of family, resilience, and the power of love.

A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to do with him. A sequel to this film, titled "Walter and June", was released in 1983 and set 19 years later in time. In the United States, these two are sometimes bundled together under the title "Loving Walter".

During a visit to childhood friend Edith, retired housewife Hetty Wainthropp discovers that Edith's husband, Frank, has a son by a previous marriage. Hetty decides to turn amateur detective to trace him. When this gives her a taste for detection, Hetty decides to set up a private detective agency.

Keith, Anna and their son Peter are a close, loving family living in a smart suburban street of a provincial city. Anna is a typical middle-class housewife, filling her day with good works, until one day, when she finds a note that leads to a shattering discovery - her husband has been having an affair. Anna's intense shock at finding out Keith's secret is compounded when she arranges to meet his lover. When Steve arrives at the meeting place, Anna is forced to accept the fact that Keith has been leading a double life for the length of their marriage. Steve stresses the risk of AIDS and urges Anna to have an AIDS test. To show her what it can be like to live with the disease, he introduces her to Jim, who needs 24-hour care and has developed a realistic attitude towards his own death. When Keith leaves home suddenly, Anna is forced to tell her son about the threat of HIV, but Peter turns violently against her and runs away.

A married transvestite comes to terms with their true gender identity.

Micky is dead. Brian was his mate. Brian won't go to school, won't go out and he won't talk - except to Micky.

Sequel to the TV film "Walter". In the United States, the two films have been released together on DVD as a package, called "Loving Walter".