List of Heartbeat episodes
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Heartbeat is a British period drama television series which was first broadcast on ITV between 10 April 1992 and 12 September 2010. Set in the fictional town of Ashfordly and the village of Aidensfield in the North Riding of Yorkshire during the 1960s, the programme is based on the "Constable" series of novels written by ex-policeman Peter N. Walker, under the pseudonym Nicholas Rhea. During the course of the programme, 372 episodes of Heartbeat aired, including nine specials over eighteen series.
Series overview
Episodes
Series 1 (1992)
Series 2 (1993)
Series 3 (1993)
Series 4 (1994)
Series 5 (1995)
Series 6 (1996)
Series 7 (1997–1998)
Arrivals
PC Mike Bradley – ("Peace and Quiet", Episode 13)
Sgt Raymond Craddock – ("Love Me Do", Episode 24)
Departures
Sgt Nick Rowan – Moves to Canada to join the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after his secondment to Ashfordly Police ends. ("Local Knowledge", Episode 20)
Series 8 (1998–1999)
Series 9 (1999–2000)
Arrivals
Sgt Jennifer Nokes – ("The Seven Year Itch", Episode 15)
Series 10 (2000–2001)
Series 11 (2001–2002)
Arrivals
PC Tom Nicholson – ("Legacies", Episode 4)
Sgt Dennis Merton – ("The Leopard's Spots", Episode 13)
Departures
Sgt Raymond Craddock – ("Closing the Book", Episode 12) Transitioned to DS and transferred to Greater Manchester Police's CID
PC Tom Nicholson – ("Coming of Age", Episode 18) Died on duty
Series 12 (2002–2003)
Arrivals
PC Steve Crane – ("Hung for a Sheep", Episode 16)
Departures
DC Mike Bradley – Transfers to Westminster CID, after his secondment to Ashfordly Police ends. ("Moving Target", Episode 20)
Series 13 (2003–2004)
Departures
PC Steve Crane – Died on duty ("Little Angel", Episode 25)
Series 14 (2004–2005)
Arrivals
PC Rob Walker – ("Money, Money, Money", Episode 1)
PC Geoff Younger – ("Blast from the Past", Episode 14)
Sgt George Miller – ("Golf Papa Zero", Episode 16)
Departures
Sgt Dennis Merton – Resigns and retires to have more time with his family and wife, after Jenny has been sent to a mental hospital ("In Sickness and in Health", Episode 12)
Series 15 (2005–2006)
Series 16 (2006–2007)
Arrivals
DS Rachel Dawson – ("Old Scores", Episode 2)
Departures
PC Rob Walker – promoted to Sergeant and transfers to the Kidnap Squad at Scotland Yard. ("Laying the Ghost", Episode 24)
Series 17 (2007–2008)
Arrivals
PC Joe Mason – ("Stop Gap", Episode 1)
PC Don Weatherby – ("Touch and Go", Episode 6)
Departures
PC Phil Bellamy – Shot dead on duty ("Touch and Go", Episode 6)
Series 18 (2008–2010)
Departures
DS Rachel Dawson – Transferred back to London's West End and back into uniform after her stint with Ashfordly Police ends. ("Ties That Bind", Episode 18)
Sgt Jennifer Nokes – Resigns and retires after her stint with Ashfordly Police ends.
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