"Heartbeat" (1992) TV series 1992-????

Directors:

Martin Curry
Philippa Langdale
(more)

Writers:

Patrick Harbinson (writer)
Stephen Leather (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

Release Date:

10 April 1992 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy | Crime

Plot:

A British police constable and his doctor wife, weary of the turmoil in contemporary London, decide to move and work in a quiet village where life is livelier than they anticipated.

Plot Keywords:

Village | Doctor | Police | Countryside | 1960s

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

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 / ... (324 episodes, 1992-2007)
David Lonsdale	...	David Stockwell / ... (259 episodes, 1993-2009)
Peter Benson	...	Bernard 'Bernie' Scripps / ... (234 episodes, 1995-2009)
Bill Maynard	...	Claude Jeremiah Greengrass (155 episodes, 1992-2000)

Series Directed by
Gerry Mill		(52 episodes, 1995-2009)
Roger Bamford		(38 episodes, 1999-2009)
Jonas Grimås		(30 episodes, 2001-2009)
Tim Dowd		(22 episodes, 1992-2009)
Judith Dine		(22 episodes, 2002-2009)
Andrew Morgan		(22 episodes, 2003-2009)
Paul Walker		(21 episodes, 1999-2003)
Noreen Kershaw		(20 episodes, 2000-2005)
Ken Horn		(14 episodes, 1992-1997)
Gerry Poulson		(14 episodes, 1997-2001)
Adrian Bean		(14 episodes, 2004-2008)
Tom Cotter		(8 episodes, 1995-1997)
Diana Patrick		(8 episodes, 1999-2002)
Brian Farnham		(7 episodes, 1998-1999)
Garth Tucker		(6 episodes, 1998)
Catherine Morshead		(5 episodes, 1993-1994)
Terry Marcel		(5 episodes, 1993)
Frank W. Smith		(5 episodes, 1999-2003)
Bob Mahoney		(4 episodes, 1993)
John Reardon		(4 episodes, 1998-1999)
Matthew Evans		(3 episodes, 1994)
Bob Tomson		(3 episodes, 2003)
Baz Taylor		(2 episodes, 1994)
Alister Hallum		(2 episodes, 1995)
Graeme Harper		(2 episodes, 1995)
David Innes Edwards		(2 episodes, 1995)
Gwennan Sage		(2 episodes, 1996)
John Anderson		(2 episodes, 1997)
Terry Dyddgen-Jones		(2 episodes, 2002-2003)
Albert Barber		(2 episodes, 2002)
Ian Bevitt		(2 episodes, 2005-2008)
Martin Curry		(unknown episodes)
Philippa Langdale		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Nicholas Rhea		(361 episodes, 1992-2009)
Peter Gibbs		(53 episodes, 1996-2009)
Jane Hollowood		(42 episodes, 1993-2009)
Andrew McCulloch		(36 episodes, 1999-2009)
Brian Finch		(35 episodes, 1992-2006)
John Flanagan		(35 episodes, 1999-2009)
Susan Wilkins		(32 episodes, 1997-2009)
Johnny Byrne		(23 episodes, 1992-2005)
Neil McKay		(11 episodes, 1998-2004)
Jonathan Critchley		(10 episodes, 1993-2009)
Peter Barwood		(9 episodes, 1992-2000)
Candy Denman		(9 episodes, 2002-2005)
Mark Holloway		(8 episodes, 2006-2009)
Shaun McKenna		(7 episodes, 2007-2009)
David Lane		(5 episodes, 1992-1997)
Douglas Watkinson		(5 episodes, 2001-2002)
Rob Gittins		(4 episodes, 1992-1996)
Michael Russell		(4 episodes, 1993-1994)
Ron Rose		(4 episodes, 1995-1997)
James Stevenson		(4 episodes, 1997-1999)
Gillian Richmond		(4 episodes, 1999-2002)
Richard Monks		(4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Veronica Henry		(3 episodes, 1993-1997)
Freda Kelsall		(3 episodes, 1994-1996)
Michael Jenner		(3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Eric Wendell		(2 episodes, 1993-1999)
David Martín		(2 episodes, 1993)
Adele Rose		(2 episodes, 1993)
Lizzie Mickery		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
John Milne		(2 episodes, 2000-2009)
Helen Blizard		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Gil Brailey		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Michael Hall		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Colin MacDonald		(2 episodes, 2005-2008)
John Martin Johnson		(2 episodes, 2006-2008)
Michael Eaton		(2 episodes, 2009)
Patrick Harbinson		(unknown episodes)
Stephen Leather		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Keith Richardson	....	executive producer / producer (369 episodes, 1992-2009)
Pat Brown	....	associate producer (286 episodes, 1992-2006)
Gerry Mill	....	producer (187 episodes, 1996-2004)
Archie Tait	....	producer (97 episodes, 2004-2008)
Mary Owen	....	line producer / associate producer (69 episodes, 2004-2009)
Steve Lanning	....	producer (20 episodes, 1993)
Martyn Auty	....	producer (16 episodes, 1994)
Carol Wilks	....	producer (15 episodes, 1995)
Kathleen Beedles	....	producer (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Stuart Doughty	....	producer (10 episodes, 1992)
David Nightingale	....	associate producer (9 episodes, 2003)

Series Cinematography by
Colin Poustie		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Film Editing by
Janey Walklin		(104 episodes, 1996-2009)
Gary Westmoreland		(42 episodes, 2001-2009)
Stewart Quarmby		(34 episodes, 1993-2000)
Lynn Ellis		(29 episodes, 1999-2005)
Lance Tattersall		(28 episodes, 1992-1997)
David Sellwood		(26 episodes, 2002-2005)
Nigel Duckett		(25 episodes, 1995-2008)
Terry Warwick		(13 episodes, 1998-2003)
Phil Cooke		(11 episodes, 1992-1993)
John Allen		(11 episodes, 1997-1998)
David Lawrence		(10 episodes, 1993)
David Mercer		(10 episodes, 2006-2009)
John Barber		(7 episodes, 1992-1993)
Richard Hannan		(7 episodes, 2002-2009)
Rachel Hoult		(5 episodes, 2006-2008)
Don Macmillan		(4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Mike Eccles		(4 episodes, 2009)
Robert Lawrenson		(3 episodes, 1998-2000)
Clive Trist		(3 episodes, 1998)
Dave Long		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
David Aspinall		(2 episodes, 1998-2004)
Anthony Ham		(2 episodes, 2000)
David Cresswell		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Casting by
Malcolm Drury		(209 episodes, 1992-2009)
Sue Jackson		(156 episodes, 1992-2002)
Juliette Wright		(20 episodes, 1993)
Juliette Robson		(13 episodes, 1999-2000)
Susie Bruffin		(8 episodes, 2004)

Series Production Design by
Andrew Sanderson		(336 episodes, 1992-2009)
Liz Barnett		(21 episodes, 1998-2005)
Charlie Kershaw		(13 episodes, 2005-2009)
Nicholas McCallum		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Art Direction by
Liz Craig		(61 episodes, 2000-2005)
Charlie Kershaw		(58 episodes, 2002-2009)
Charles Kershaw		(33 episodes, 1999-2003)
Gillian Slight		(32 episodes, 1997-2000)
Liz Barnett		(21 episodes, 1997-2009)
Jo Newbury		(16 episodes, 2004-2008)
Shaun Clark		(14 episodes, 1999-2008)
Siobhan Pemberton		(14 episodes, 2006-2009)
Jim O'Hare		(13 episodes, 1998-2000)
Ann Béga		(8 episodes, 1997-1998)
Ruth Arnold		(7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jo Newberry		(4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jordan McHale		(2 episodes, 2009)
Lisa O'Grady		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Costume Design by
Leigh Bellis		(230 episodes, 1999-2009)
Martin Baugh		(123 episodes, 1993-2000)
Brian Castle		(10 episodes, 1992)

Series Makeup Department
Jill Rogerson	....	makeup designer / makeup artist / ... (329 episodes, 1992-2009)
Alison Philpott	....	makeup supervisor / makeup designer / ... (296 episodes, 1992-2009)
Sandra Webster	....	makeup supervisor / makeup assistant / ... (93 episodes, 1999-2006)
Judy Jarvis	....	makeup designer / makeup designer: 37 episodes 1992-1994 (41 episodes, 1992-1994)
Jo Gilyead	....	makeup assistant / makeup designer (30 episodes, 1997-1999)
Rachel Chalmers	....	makeup assistant (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Caroline Giles	....	makeup artist (17 episodes, 1996)
Alyson Leeming	....	makeup artist (15 episodes, 1995)
Jo Taylor	....	makeup artist / makeup assistant (12 episodes, 1992-1995)
Mike H.G. Bates	....	prop builder (12 episodes, 2008)
Mike Stringer	....	prop builder (12 episodes, 2008)
Valerie Elliott	....	makeup supervisor / makeup assistant / ... (9 episodes, 1997-2003)
Abigail Graves	....	makeup supervisor / hair stylist / ... (8 episodes, 2000-2004)
Debbie Shepherd	....	makeup artist / makeup supervisor (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
Deborah Shepherd	....	makeup supervisor / makeup artist (3 episodes, 2009)
Alison Twist	....	makeup assistant (2 episodes, 1998)
Veronique Keys	....	makeup artist: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Sharon Robbins	....	makeup artist: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Production Management
Tony Edmondson	....	post-production supervisor (210 episodes, 2000-2009)
Rachel Hoult	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Irene Dobson	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Martin Curry	....	second assistant director / third assistant director (96 episodes, 1996-2001)
David Nightingale	....	first assistant director (75 episodes, 1995-2002)
Neil Shand	....	first assistant director (73 episodes, 2002-2009)
Keith Duncan	....	first assistant director (55 episodes, 2003-2009)
Trevor Lowndes	....	first assistant director (54 episodes, 1992-1995)
James Muirhead	....	third assistant director / first assistant director (51 episodes, 1995-1998)
Addie Orfila	....	third assistant director / first assistant director (44 episodes, 1998-2004)
Howard Ella	....	third assistant director / second assistant director (38 episodes, 1997-1999)
Donna Molloy	....	second assistant director (36 episodes, 1995-1997)
John Heaton	....	first assistant director (34 episodes, 1997-2004)
Jenny Holden-Stokes	....	second assistant director (20 episodes, 1999-2001)
Nicola Barrett	....	third assistant director / second assistant director (20 episodes, 2000-2001)
Liz Keane	....	third assistant director (15 episodes, 1995)
Sue De Beauvoir	....	first assistant director (13 episodes, 1998-2003)
Marcus Wilson	....	first assistant director (12 episodes, 2000-2002)
David MacDonald	....	first assistant director (12 episodes, 2005-2007)
Simon Somers	....	first assistant director (10 episodes, 1996-2002)
Lisa Shaw	....	second assistant director (10 episodes, 2009)
Paul Elkins	....	first assistant director (5 episodes, 2003-2005)
Prue Haynes	....	second assistant director (5 episodes, 2009)
Christa Lovisetto	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jo Morris	....	third assistant director (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ken Cumberland	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2004-2009)
Karl Hall	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2007)
Paul Weston	....	second unit director (2 episodes, 1993)
Michael Mallinson	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1996)
Val Lawson	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2002)
Lee Benfold	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2009)
Jamie Crooks	....	first assistant director: Austalia / first assistant director: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Angela McPherson	....	second assistant director: Austalia / second second assistant director: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Susan Turnell	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Art Department
Doug Vince	....	props (163 episodes, 1993-2001)
Arthur Lake	....	props (159 episodes, 1993-2001)
Ken Cumberland	....	production buyer / assistant production buyer / ... (147 episodes, 1992-2004)
Dave Procter	....	property master (146 episodes, 1997-2008)
Cliff Perry	....	props / property master / ... (131 episodes, 1992-2009)
Mick Leonard	....	painter (127 episodes, 1995-2001)
Peter Allen	....	props (123 episodes, 1995-2001)
Barbara Spiller	....	production buyer (123 episodes, 1998-2004)
David Eaton	....	production buyer (120 episodes, 1992-1999)
Adrian Pullen	....	painter (105 episodes, 2004-2008)
Dave Proctor	....	property master / props (101 episodes, 1997-2002)
Roger Litherland	....	construction manager (77 episodes, 2006-2009)
Ann Béga	....	design assistant (70 episodes, 1992-1996)
Graham Jones	....	carpenter (68 episodes, 1995-1999)
Gillian Slight	....	design assistant (67 episodes, 1993-1996)
Dave Tudor	....	props / props master / ... (66 episodes, 1994-1998)
Bob Bayne	....	production buyer (62 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jim Gibson	....	carpenter (56 episodes, 1993-2001)
Shaun Clark	....	design assistant / design runner (56 episodes, 1996-2001)
Tamsin Holmes	....	production buyer (52 episodes, 2003-2009)
Gareth Procter	....	props (51 episodes, 1998-2001)
John Robertshaw	....	props (46 episodes, 1999-2001)
Alan Rigby	....	painter (38 episodes, 1992-1995)
Neil McConachie	....	graphics (36 episodes, 1993-1994)
Ray Bradshaw	....	property master (31 episodes, 2005-2009)
Brian Sayce	....	props (30 episodes, 1994-2001)
Barry Stansfield	....	props / props crew (21 episodes, 1992-1993)
Frank Archibold	....	props (20 episodes, 1993)
John Deighton	....	props (20 episodes, 1993)
Duncan Griffiths	....	props (17 episodes, 2004-2005)
Les Pullan	....	carpenter (16 episodes, 1992-1994)
Des Kelly	....	props (16 episodes, 1994)
Georgie Edwards	....	design assistant (16 episodes, 1999-2000)
Taransay T.J. Chisholm	....	design assistant (15 episodes, 1997-1999)
Stewart Young	....	carpenter (11 episodes, 1993)
Paula Dalby	....	design assistant (11 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ian Robertshaw	....	props (11 episodes, 2000-2001)
Andy Ludford	....	chargehand props (10 episodes, 1992)
Dave Billsberry	....	carpenter (8 episodes, 1998-1999)
Laura Sala	....	design assistant (7 episodes, 1998-1999)
Paul Peppiate	....	graphics (6 episodes, 1992)
Stuart Gibson	....	props (5 episodes, 2000)
Charles Kershaw	....	design assistant (4 episodes, 1993-2003)
Teresa Clayton	....	design assistant (3 episodes, 1992)
Graham Allen	....	carpenter (3 episodes, 1998)
Harry Moore	....	props / props crew (2 episodes, 1992-1998)
Chris George	....	props (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jo Baker	....	design assistant (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Bob Booker	....	property master: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Jonathon Hannon	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 2009)
George Kabot	....	graphic designer (2 episodes, 2009)
Jenny O'Connell	....	art director: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Suzy Whitefield	....	production buyer: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Sound Department
Paul Venner	....	sound recordist (260 episodes, 1992-2009)
Mark Ormrod	....	boom operator / sound recordist (162 episodes, 1992-2009)
Patrick Morris	....	dubbing mixer (137 episodes, 1995-2009)
Richard Lee	....	dubbing mixer (82 episodes, 1998-2006)
Sarah McCowan	....	digital sound editor (70 episodes, 1998-2001)
Adam Severs	....	dubbing mixer / sound dubbing (64 episodes, 1992-2009)
Alan Willis	....	digital sound editor (54 episodes, 1995-1998)
Steve Haynes	....	dubbing mixer / sound dubbing (50 episodes, 1992-1998)
Tim Wybrow	....	sound recordist (48 episodes, 2000-2009)
Tim Wheeler	....	sound dubbing / dubbing editor / ... (32 episodes, 1992-1995)
Helen McIlveen	....	sound recordist (31 episodes, 2002-2007)
Fraser McFadyen	....	technical assistant (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lynne Hegarty	....	dubbing mixer / sound re-recording mixer (20 episodes, 2002-2009)
Peter Bensimon	....	digital sound editor (13 episodes, 1998-1999)
Malcolm Midgley	....	boom operator (10 episodes, 1997-1999)
Chris Greaves	....	sound recordist (7 episodes, 1992-2009)
Dave Aston	....	sound dubbing / dubbing editor (6 episodes, 1992-2009)
Chris Rayson	....	dubbing editor (6 episodes, 1994)
Kevin Boyle	....	boom operator (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Rick Williams	....	dubbing mixer (6 episodes, 1996-1998)
Bonnie Curtis	....	dubbing editor / dubbing mixer / ... (5 episodes, 2009)
James Routh	....	dubbing mixer / dubbing editor (5 episodes, 2009)
Dean Wright	....	boom operator (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Helen Dickson	....	dubbing editor (4 episodes, 2002-2009)
Carole Gleich	....	dubbing editor (4 episodes, 2009)
Martin Beresford	....	sound recordist / boom operator (3 episodes, 2000-2002)
John Fountaine	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 2004)
Gavin Dunn	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 1998)
Mario Mooney	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Dave Liquorice	....	boom operator (2 episodes, 2000)
Paul 'Salty' Brincat	....	sound recordist: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Dave Armstrong	....	boom operator (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Ian Rowley	....	special effects (3 episodes, 1993)
Jeremy Lovett	....	special effects technician (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Bruce Bright	....	special effects supervisor (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Visual Effects by
Gareth Spensley	....	visual effects artist (4 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Stunts
Peter Diamond	....	stunt coordinator / stunt arranger / ... (131 episodes, 1996-2004)
Mark Lisbon	....	stunt coordinator / fight arranger / ... (103 episodes, 2004-2009)
Paul Weston	....	stunt arranger (9 episodes, 1993-1994)
Roy Alon	....	stunt arranger (7 episodes, 1992)
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator / fight arranger (7 episodes, 1994-1995)
Nick Hobbs	....	stunt coordinator (5 episodes, 2000-2004)
Marc Boyle	....	stunt arranger (4 episodes, 1993)
Frank Henson	....	stunt coordinator / fight coordinator (4 episodes, 1995-1998)
Gareth Milne	....	stunt arranger (2 episodes, 1992)
Steve Dent	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1996-1999)
Clive Curtis	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1996)
Lee Millham	....	stunt driver / stunt performer (2 episodes, 2006)
Tony Christian	....	stunts (unknown episodes, 2003)
Riky Ash	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tom Delmar	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Andreas Petrides	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Michael Scott-Law	....	stunt coordinator / stunt performer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Potts	....	gaffer / chargehand electrician / ... (341 episodes, 1992-2009)
Roger Everson	....	electrician / gaffer (180 episodes, 1993-2008)
Ian Hogg	....	grip (177 episodes, 1992-2009)
Mick Greenwood	....	electrician (126 episodes, 1995-2001)
Peter Sharp	....	electrician (112 episodes, 1996-2001)
Dave Steadman	....	lighting director / camera operator (92 episodes, 1992-2004)
Mark McKillop	....	camera operator (87 episodes, 1997-2006)
Russell Glavin	....	lighting director / camera operator (81 episodes, 1998-2009)
Mel Bradley	....	grip (72 episodes, 1993-1999)
Cliff Atkinson	....	grip (71 episodes, 1995-2001)
Carl Saville	....	camera operator (65 episodes, 2004-2009)
Philip S. Burne	....	lighting director (64 episodes, 2002-2009)
Colin Poustie	....	lighting director / camera operator (62 episodes, 1996-2009)
John Anderson	....	camera operator (58 episodes, 1992-1998)
Peter Hardman	....	lighting director (54 episodes, 1992-1999)
Peter Ellis	....	electrician (49 episodes, 1993-1995)
Mick Kirk	....	electrician (39 episodes, 1992-2000)
Bruce Wilson	....	camera operator (35 episodes, 1992-2002)
Michael Plant	....	camera operator (32 episodes, 1996-2007)
Kevin Boyle	....	camera operator (31 episodes, 2000-2005)
Jim Paterson	....	camera operator (31 episodes, 2005-2009)
Sean Healy	....	grip (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Andrew Sheard	....	camera operator (16 episodes, 2003-2005)
Simon Langdale	....	lighting director / camera operator (10 episodes, 1999-2005)
Chris Sowden	....	electrician (9 episodes, 2004)
Simon Meehan	....	grip (9 episodes, 2009)
Mark Smeaton	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1995)
Chris Ramage	....	lighting director (3 episodes, 2009)
Alan Pyrah	....	lighting director (2 episodes, 1997)
Alan Daniels	....	electrician (2 episodes, 1999)
Andrew Llewellyn	....	electrician (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Greg Gilbert	....	camera operator: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Brett McDowell	....	grip: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Matt Slattery	....	gaffer: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Mark Wareham	....	director of photography: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Casting Department
Juliette Wright	....	extras casting / additional casting / ... (94 episodes, 1992-1999)
Faye Styring	....	extras casting / additional casting (28 episodes, 1999-2001)
Juliette Robson	....	extras casting (11 episodes, 1999-2000)
Sam Donaldson	....	additional casting (9 episodes, 2000-2001)
Angela Caird	....	extras casting (3 episodes, 1998)
Tom McSweeney	....	casting director: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra Fenton	....	costume supervisor / costumes / ... (336 episodes, 1993-2009)
Helen Manton	....	costume assistant / costumes / ... (142 episodes, 1992-2001)
Millie Hine	....	costume assistant / costumes (106 episodes, 1994-2001)
Janet Johnson	....	costume assistant (94 episodes, 1997-2001)
Sue Preston	....	costume assistant / costume supervisor (48 episodes, 1998-2009)
Charles Beeby	....	costumer / costume assistant / ... (42 episodes, 1993-2004)
Jennifer Lea Orford	....	costume supervisor (4 episodes, 2009)
Paula Patterson	....	costume supervisor (3 episodes, 1992)
Debbie Scott	....	costume assistant (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Emma Thorpe	....	costume assistant (2 episodes, 2000)
Helen Maggs	....	costume supervisor: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Jean Marashlian	....	costume designer: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Ned Smailes	....	costume assistant (unknown episodes, 1992)

Series Editorial Department
Tony Edmondson	....	post-production coordinator / assistant editor (102 episodes, 1994-2000)
Robert Hough	....	assistant editor (27 episodes, 1999-2009)
John Barber	....	assistant editor / post-production coordinator (24 episodes, 1992-1995)
Robert Lawrenson	....	assistant editor (23 episodes, 1993-1999)
Elisa Cherene Holliday	....	assistant editor (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Karen Waddicor	....	assistant editor (19 episodes, 1996-1998)
Chris Davey	....	assistant editor (14 episodes, 1998-2000)
Claire Brown	....	assistant editor (12 episodes, 2001)
David Lawrence	....	assistant editor (7 episodes, 1993)
Rosemarie Dowson	....	assistant editor (7 episodes, 1994)
Dave Long	....	assistant editor (5 episodes, 2000)
Tim Goodill	....	assistant editor (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kate Holt	....	assistant editor (3 episodes, 2000)
Rachel Hoult	....	post-production coordinator / assistant editor (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stephen Parry	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1993)
Lynn Ellis	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1995)
Kate Dobson	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1996)
Shane Warden	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
David Whitaker	....	incidental music / composer: incidental music (234 episodes, 1993-2009)
Adrian Burch	....	incidental music / composer: incidental music (233 episodes, 1993-2009)
Simon Lindley	....	musical director (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Transportation Department
Harvey Richardson	....	unit driver (70 episodes, 1998-2001)

Series Other crew
Teresa Ferlinc	....	production coordinator / production secretary (357 episodes, 1992-2009)
Paul Whitehead	....	production financing (348 episodes, 1992-2009)
Jonathan Critchley	....	script editor / location manager / ... (181 episodes, 1993-2009)
Nicky Storey	....	assistant to executive producer (163 episodes, 1993-2001)
Mary Owen	....	location manager (137 episodes, 1994-2006)
Sasha Savage	....	location manager / assistant location manager (120 episodes, 1997-2009)
Angie Lavelle	....	script supervisor / production assistant / ... (118 episodes, 1992-2009)
Christine Sharman	....	script supervisor / production assistant / ... (110 episodes, 1992-2009)
Karen Wright	....	script supervisor / production assistant / ... (103 episodes, 1992-2009)
Neil McConachie	....	title designer (93 episodes, 1997-2001)
Ken Cumberland	....	assistant location manager / unit assistant (91 episodes, 1993-1998)
Carol Williams	....	script consultant (86 episodes, 1993-1998)
Alastair Don	....	assistant location manager / location manager (84 episodes, 2004-2009)
James Muirhead	....	unit assistant / assistant location manager / ... (78 episodes, 1992-2004)
Ann Harland	....	stage manager (75 episodes, 1993-2001)
Anna Davies	....	story editor / script consultant / ... (75 episodes, 1994-1999)
Kevin Boyle	....	technical assistant (62 episodes, 1992-1996)
Anna Gorst	....	script editor / assistant script editor / ... (55 episodes, 2000-2009)
Chris George	....	stage manager (46 episodes, 1992-1997)
Simon Somers	....	location manager (46 episodes, 1999-2005)
James Paterson	....	technical assistant (42 episodes, 1999-2001)
Sharon Houlihan	....	script editor (40 episodes, 1998-2001)
Johnny Byrne	....	devised by (38 episodes, 1992-2008)
Donna Molloy	....	unit assistant (35 episodes, 1993-1994)
Karl Hall	....	assistant location manager / location manager (32 episodes, 2002-2007)
Karen Jensen-Jones	....	publicist (31 episodes, 1999-2000)
David Nightingale	....	location manager (30 episodes, 1992-1994)
Kim Harrison	....	stage manager (26 episodes, 1998-2001)
Will Marwood	....	production accountant (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Peter Lee	....	technical assistant (23 episodes, 1997-1998)
Penny Brazier	....	script editor (23 episodes, 2006-2009)
Richard Fee	....	assistant script editor (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ian Johnson	....	publicist (19 episodes, 1998-1999)
Carl Saville	....	technical assistant (18 episodes, 1998-1999)
Ben Stephenson	....	assistant script editor / script editor (18 episodes, 1999-2001)
Marie Fargus	....	production secretary (18 episodes, 2009)
Philip Meeks	....	publicist (17 episodes, 2000-2001)
Liz Keane	....	unit assistant (15 episodes, 1994)
Duncan McConchie	....	assistant location manager / location manager (14 episodes, 2000-2008)
Tori Bramah	....	script editor (14 episodes, 2001-2002)
Caroline Hollick	....	assistant script editor / script editor (13 episodes, 1999-2000)
Nick Jones	....	assistant location manager / location manager (13 episodes, 2000-2004)
Angie Griffin	....	stage manager (11 episodes, 1998-2000)
Michele Fawcett	....	production secretary (11 episodes, 2000-2001)
Tori Smallwood	....	script editor (11 episodes, 2002-2003)
Mary Rotherham	....	location manager (9 episodes, 1993)
Steve Dent	....	horse handler / horse wrangler (8 episodes, 1996-2006)
Hayley McKenzie	....	script editor (8 episodes, 2002)
Mick Graham	....	location manager (8 episodes, 2004-2008)
Karen Grimes	....	script editor (8 episodes, 2004)
Amanda Wasey	....	production coordinator (8 episodes, 2004)
Kathryn O'Connor	....	script editor (8 episodes, 2005)
Mike Wedgewood	....	location manager (8 episodes, 2008-2009)
Angie Pontefract	....	production assistant / continuity (6 episodes, 1994-2003)
Hayley November	....	script supervisor (6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ross Wilson	....	unit assistant (5 episodes, 1992)
Nicky Holdsworth	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 1999-2004)
Madeleine Brookman	....	script editor (5 episodes, 2006)
Tina MacKay	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alliea Nazar	....	script editor (5 episodes, 2009)
Keith Temple	....	assistant script editor (4 episodes, 1994)
Paul Wetherby	....	stage manager (4 episodes, 1997-2000)
Robert Crossley	....	stage manager (4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jenny Smith	....	unit assistant (4 episodes, 2001)
Clare McGrory	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Suzanne Ellison	....	stage manager (3 episodes, 1992)
Domini Winter	....	choreographer (3 episodes, 1993-1998)
Christa Lovisetto	....	location manager (3 episodes, 1999)
Simon Ferguson	....	technical assistant (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Ben Hepworth	....	location manager (3 episodes, 2004)
Annette Roche	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1992)
Caroline Houghton	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1993)
Keith Berry	....	technical assistant (2 episodes, 1995)
Eileen Wood	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Nigel Parkin	....	filmic effects (2 episodes, 1998)
Jenny Holden-Stokes	....	assistant location manager (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Chris Ramage	....	technical assistant (2 episodes, 2001)
Tom Jenkins	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2004)
Angelique Badenoch	....	assistant production coordinator: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Karen Everson	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2009)
Judy Hallin	....	production coordinator: Austalia / production coordinator: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Michael S. McLean	....	location manager: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)
Pat Passlow	....	production financing: Australia (2 episodes, 2009)

Production Companies

• Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Distributors

• Granada Television (1992) (UK) (TV) (sales)
• Independent Television (ITV) (1992-) (UK) (TV)
• Independent Television Corporation (ITV) (2007) (UK) (TV)

Special Effects

• Effects Associates
• Hybrid Enterprises

Other Companies

• Effects Associates  snow effects
• JAC Publicity  publicity (1995-?)
• Vehicles in Vision  action vehicles supplier

Also Known As:

Classic Heartbeat (UK) (rerun title)

Runtime:

50 min (274 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Askwith, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Trivia:

Although it has never been mentioned on the show, Aidensfield has a charter from King Henry VIII that allows the people to maintain their own churches.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Raiders of the Lost Archive: (#1.3)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Heartbeat

Used to be good but lost its way

Heartbeat began with former EastEnders star (and wooden as my front door) Nick Berry as a London police constable who relocated to the North Yorkshire Moors in the 1960s. Based on Nicholas Rhea's real experiences of police life during that era, it was a worthy and authentic series that set out to address some of the pertinent issues of the time. Nick Berry's severe limitations when it came to expressing anything were compensated by the fantastic character performances of Derek Fowlds as tyrannical Sergeant Blaketon, William Simons as lazy, ageing Constable Ventress and Bill Maynard as local rogue Greengrass.

Unfortunately, the show progressively suffered from a series of departures. The excellent Niamh Cusack, who played Berry's wife, left to be succeeded by a less capable actress as his love interest. After about five years in the series, Nick Berry left. Berry's replacement, Jason Durr, was a better actor, but the writing was deteriorating and the series appeared to have run out of ideas. Two of the best characters were also replaced with very over the top and irritating substitutes; Bill Maynard left, to be replaced by Geoffrey Hughes and Derek Fowlds was replaced as Sergeant by Philip Franks. Four long years later, Franks was gone. Somehow, Ventress remained a serving officer, when he clearly looked too old by this time. Jason Durr left in 2003, to be replaced by young actor James Carlton, who has only lasted in the show for a year. These frequent changes in the cast have not helped the series. And Ventress is still there! How old does he have to get before they pension him off?

Heartbeat was once a fine and relevant drama, but it is now just decorative fluff. I am told it still gets good viewing figures, but I can only assume that is due to the attractive countryside, smart police uniforms and classic cars. It can't be the scripts.