Heartbeat - Complete Series 2 - 3-DVD Set ( Classic Heartbeat ) ( Heartbeat - Complete Series Two )

Heartbeat - Complete Series 2 - 3-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Classic Heartbeat
Alternate Title: Heartbeat - Complete Series Two
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
500 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
3-DVD Set
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1992 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Martin Curry
Philippa Langdale

Written By:
Patrick Harbinson
Stephen Leather

Actors:
Nick Berry ..... PC Nick Rowan
Niamh Cusack ..... Dr. Kate Rowan
Derek Fowlds ..... Sergeant Oscar Blaketon
Bill Maynard ..... Claude Jeremiah Greengrass
William Simons ..... PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon ..... PC Phil Bellamy
Stuart Golland ..... George Ward
Danielle Tilley ..... Julie Neagle
Michael Gunn ..... Jack Neagle
Jacqueline Basquil ..... Ellen Neagle
Marc Warren ..... Rupert Ashfordly
Rupert Vansittart ..... Lord Charles Ashfordly
Gavin Kitchen ..... Danny Pearce / Mick Lewis
Tubby Andrews ..... Joe Duffy
Graham Arnold ..... Tim Cunningham
Natalie Hackner ..... Rose Simmons
Frances Goodall ..... Ada Clough
Shirley Vaughan ..... Miss Eckersley
Jamie Davis ..... Neagle Child
Lianne Davis ..... Neagle Child
Charlotte Heap ..... Neagle Child
Thomas Heap ..... Neagle Child

Synopsis:

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield and initially starring former EastEnder Nick Berry as PC Nick Rowan, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines, with a host of colourful characters that viewers took to their hearts and a wonderfully nostalgic soundtrack. Staple Sunday-night viewing for two decades, Heartbeat won several prestigious TV awards - including Best Performing Peak-Time Drama in 1999 (beating Coronation Street), and a number of ITV Programme of the Year awards. The series attracted a peak audience of 14 million, spawned a highly successful spin-off, The Royal, and a Top Ten hit single, and has garnered a devoted following, remaining prime-time viewing world-wide; in Norway, Heartbeat was voted Best European Drama of 2007. This complete second series - featuring John Simm and Hugo Speer in early TV roles, alongside cast regulars Niamh Cusack and Bill Maynard - was originally screened in 1993, and is available here for the first time on DVD.

Season 2

Season 2, Episode 1: Secrets
Original Air Date-18 April 1993
A flasher is spotted on Elsinby Moor and when Nick Rowan goes to investigate he is stopped by the flasher himself, Joe Duffy, a shoes salesman who has been held up at gun point and robbed of his van and clothes. Lord Ashfordly's arrogant son Rupert is home for a visit and Rowan thinks he may be the perpetrator. Anyway Master Rupert is using his position to make everybody else's life miserable. Especially Nick Rowan's when Rowan arrests him for drunk driving. But they have to drop the charges when Rowan fails to contact his wife in time. She is the only doctor in Aidensfield who can perform the required medical test now that Alex Ferrenby has retired. Young Ashfordly may also be the father of the child Julie Neagle is expecting. At least her father thinks so and confronts him.

Season 2, Episode 2: End of the Line
Original Air Date-25 April 1993
Frank Milner has recently lost his grandchild Claire and blames Nick Rowan for her death. He goes to Aidensfield to get back at Rowan by making him lose somebody he loves. Sergeant Blaketon spots another chance to get Greengrass behind bars when the old scoundrel is spotted trying to get into captain Braithwaite's barn. But Greengrass has been asked to clear out the barn and when he an Rowan take a look around they discover the pieces of an old car. Greengrass thinks he has made the deal of his lifetime when he sells the pieces to Rowan for £25, but is not quite as happy when he learns the true value of the wreck.

Season 2, Episode 3: Manhunt
Original Air Date-2 May 1993
Masked and armed robbers assault Fred Ward at the Aidensfield Arms shortly after closing time locking him, Greengrass and PC Rowan up in the basement of the pub while they get away. Apparently Greengrass has noticed something about the robbers, but he is not particularly eager to talk. His information leads to Alec Robinson, but he has left his family for another woman - or at least so his wife Nell and two daughters say.

Season 2, Episode 4: Bitter Harvest
Original Air Date-9 May 1993
When foot-and-mouth disease breaks out at Reg Manston's farm the whole area is put on the alert, and it is hard for the old farmer to see his life's work destroyed. Good news on the other hand for the customer's of the Aidensfield Arms. George's beautiful 18-year old niece Gina arrives in Aidensfield to help him out in the pub during his illness.

Season 2, Episode 5: Over the Hill
Original Air Date-16 May 1993
Army sergeant Nichols is a real bastard. Especially towards the black private Ken Marston. During a survival exercise on the moors Nichols starts shooting at Marston who jumps him in self-defense. The fight ends with Nichols falling off a rock and Marston makes a run for it believing he has killed his superior. He goes to Aidensfield to see an old friend Tom Sandford and befriends Tom's son Daniel. PC Rowan gets on his case when he breaks into a farm. Meanwhile the Sandfords are in trouble because Tom has died and the social services think his widow Helen is unstable and unable to take care of Daniel.

Season 2, Episode 6: Bang to Rights
Original Air Date-23 May 1993
Rosie Tiniswood tries to kill herself, but is rescued by Kate Rowan at the last minute. Not that she is grateful though. In fact she blames the world of everything and claims that her husband is in jail for something he did not do. Oddly enough Rowan believes her story and looks into the case much to sergeant Blaketon's displeasure. Rowan especially wonders why his predecessor legendary Rowley Carsons retired after immediately after the case though still in his forties and his file has gone missing. PC Phil Bellamy is getting married, but is seriously assaulted during his bachelor party at the Aidensfield Arms. Luckily Gina and Greengrass got a good look at the assailant.

Season 2, Episode 7: A Talent for Deception
Original Air Date-30 May 1993
There has been a series of bank robberies all over North Riding, and the manager of the Northern Provincial is convinced his bank is next. He has spotted a mysterious woman hanging about for a couple of days. PC Rowan and PC Bellamy follow her to her hotel after another observation trip, but shortly after the mysterious woman moves in at the Aidensfield Arms. Phil is arranging a talent competition for his football club, and Greengrass is counting on making a kill taking bets on the outcome. To improve his good fortune he persuades Gina to get some of her friends from Liverpool to enter.

Season 2, Episode 8: Baby Blues
Original Air Date-6 June 1993
Marjorie Doubleday is convinced that her daughter-in-law is a bad mother. When the baby is abducted from its pram outside the Doubleday's toy store suspicion falls on a group of hippies who has taken over the abandoned Featherstone Hall and has had a clash with Mrs. Doubleday. At the same time Graham Collins reports his wife Sarah missing. Sarah desperately wants to have a baby, but cannot conceive and they have had argument about it. Greengrass is training his new race horse on High Street in Aidensfield and Blaketon wants him stopped. That is easier said than done.

Season 2, Episode 9: Wall of Silence
Original Air Date-13 June 1993
The assistant chief constable of North Riding is visiting Ashfordly Hall to hunt and sergeant Blaketon wants the police station to be in tiptop order for the event. A series of small break-ins in Aidensfield is therefore the last thing he wants. And when all the 350 birds shot during hunt is stolen he wants that even less. But the usual suspect Greengrass claims his innocence and Lord Ashfordly wants Blaketon to scale down the inquiry not to embarrass any of his guests. Young Susan Rawlings is rushed to the hospital and it turns out she has had an illegal abortion.

Season 2, Episode 10: Missing
Original Air Date-20 June 1993
A big amusement park is visiting Aidensfield for the annual fair. Greengrass buys a couple of paintings from two men working at the fair ground and tries to sell them to Alex Ferrenby who believes them to be worth a lot more than the 20£ Greengrass is asking for them. He is right! 5-year old Brian Currie who is camping out with his parents at Mrs. Plummer's camp site goes missing. Claire Mercer, a patient of Kate's, suspects her son Michael has something to do with it.

HEARTBEAT is a British police drama set in 1960's Yorkshire where PC Nick Rowan ( Nick Berry ) and Dr Kate Rowan ( Niamh Cusack ) arrive in a small village after living in London.

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