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

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Directors:

Martin Curry
Philippa Langdale

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)

Also Known As:

Classic Heartbeat (UK) (rerun title)

Runtime:

50 min (274 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Askwith, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Trivia:

The reason none of Nicholas Rhea's original stories were adapted for this series was because some of the real Greengrass's activities were rather bizarre, and because one of his reminiscences was a near duplication of a James Herriot story (the one about the dog who was put to sleep because he was thought to have been attacking sheep, only to be proven innocent after the fact when the real culprit was shot to death somewhat later, after he had died).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Cult of...: All Creatures Great and Small (#2.1)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Heartbeat

Heart beat New Sergent, New broom sweeps clean!

There is a new Sergeant in Adensfeild, and he is a strict man! he is played by John Duttine of my previous Review! he came into the peaceful Police Station, and what is the first thing that he does? he does not say Hi, I am your new Sergeant, if you have any problems you know where my door is" No, he makes more problems for the policemen at Adensfeild, by threatening to close the Police house. and he did not approve of the tip off to Robert Walker ,P.C.Walker to you and me, about a robbery that was going to take place at that stately home. It is always the same when you get a new boss, (He/She) does things differently to the previous boss. I wonder how Merton would of handled that tip off? John Duttine is still a brilliant actor after all this time, since 1981! People power showed Sgt miller that they were not going to let him close the police house. I remembered the Ford Zeypher 6 police car from when I was a child and I laughed out loud at the condition it was at the end of the trail period. it was not the gleaming prize car but a wrecked one! and the chief constable was looking on at it!!! there was a good technical description of the car's engine by the beautiful Rose, that mechanic a V6 twin carburettor engine under that bonnet. this gives the car a very fast 100 M.P.H. speed if it is needed. I like Gina in the Adensfeild arms pub and Oscar Blaketon it was a shame that he had to retire from being a Sergent due to a heart attack if viewers remember. I also think that Ventress is a good civilian to have in the Police station he did not do much work when he was a copper, but he is making up for it now, by answering the phones. I also can see my Bush radio in the police house! the old VTR 130! mine is the tr82/97.and is a reproduction and is available at Index for £25! I also like the music on this programme. it shows us the golden age, when people respected each other more those days, and life was at a slower pace then. None of this rushing about, trying to get things done! If I had a time machine, I would go to 1960, up to 1969 and stop there.