Heartbeat
Created by Keith Richardson, Gerry Mill
On ITV1
A long-running, warmly nostalgic procedural set in a 1960s Yorkshire village, balancing gentle crime and medical cases with community connection and period charm.
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Essence
Ensemble
Derek Fowlds
Oscar Blaketon
William Simons
PC Alf Ventress
Jonathan Kerrigan
PC Rob Walker
Tricia Penrose
Gina Ward
Peter Benson
Bernie Scripps
Bill Maynard
Claude Jeremiah Greengrass
Mark Jordon
PC Phil Bellamy
Kazia Pelka
Maggie Bolton
Geoffrey Hughes
Vernon Scripps
Philip Franks
Sergeant Craddock
David Lonsdale
David Stockwell
Stuart Golland
George Ward
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Like Heartbeat, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
