Heartbeat 

The 1960s lives and adventures of the police constabulary, medical staff, and residents of Ashfordly and Aidensfield.

Stars:

William Simons, Derek Fowlds, Tricia Penrose

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
William Simons	...	PC Alf Ventress / ... 355 episodes, 1992-2009
Derek Fowlds	...	Oscar Blaketon / ... 342 episodes, 1992-2009
Tricia Penrose	...	Gina Ward / ... 338 episodes, 1993-2009
Mark Jordon	...	PC Phil Bellamy 323 episodes, 1992-2007
David Lonsdale	...	David Stockwell / ... 259 episodes, 1993-2009
Peter Benson	...	Bernie Scripps 235 episodes, 1995-2009
Bill Maynard	...	Claude Jeremiah Greengrass 155 episodes, 1992-2000

Storyline

Constable Nick Rowan is a English Policeman in the 1960's who decides to be reassigned to the same small village where his wife was born. There, he patrols the countryside as a part of a small attachment in the area dealing with the various events and problems that come up while at same time keeping a eye on Claude Greengrass, the local rogue.

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Plot Keywords:

village | doctor | police | countryside | 1960s | 

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Crime

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site NRK [Norway]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 1992 (UK)

Also Known As:

Classic Heartbeat

Filming Locations:

Askwith, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min (274 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the earlier episodes, when George Ward (Stuart Golland) was in charge of the Aidensfield Arms, it was mentioned on several occasions that the fire in the bar had never been allowed to go out since the pub first opened. This was based on the real-life tradition at The Legendary Saltersgate Inn on the Whitby-Pickering road near the Hole of Horcum, a few miles from Goathland, where the Aidensfield village scenes were filmed. It was said that the fire at the Saltersgate stayed lit for over two hundred years, reputedly because an early publican had killed a customs officer and buried his body beneath the fireplace, and then lit a fire to avoid the hiding place being detected.

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Goofs

In the opening titles for Series 18, a shot of David's maroon lorry has been reversed: the lettering on the number-plate is a mirror image.

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Quotes

Claude Jeremiah Greengrass: I'm nearly an old age pensioner!

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Connections

Spin-off The Royal (2003)

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Soundtracks

Heartbeat
(Theme song)
Written by Buddy Holly
Performed by Nick Berry

User Reviews

A comfortable drama for a Sunday evening.

I have enjoyed Heartbeat since it was first screened 13 years ago, and it is still set in the 60's !! Most of the outdoor scenes are filmed in the small village of Goatland which is renamed Aidensfield. I Have been in the pub, the shops, the garage and on the train on a day trip!! The main police station is set in the nearest small town, the name of which slips my mind at the moment. Some scenes are set in the real seaside town of Whitby. Almost all of the cast have changed. I used to like Greengrass but is successors have been a bit too pushy for my liking. One strange thing is that when Alf Ventress was in uniform , he had no medals on his jackets even though one episode was all about his war service in the marines.