Heartbeat (Complete Series 8) - 6-DVD Set ( Heart beat - Complete Series Eight )

Heartbeat (Complete Series 8) - 6-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Heart beat - Complete Series Eight
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Mono )

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

Running Time:
1200 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Martin Curry
Tom Cotter

Written By:
Patrick Harbinson
Stephen Leather

Actors:
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 (323 episodes, 1992-2007)
David Lonsdale ..... David Stockwell / ... (259 episodes, 1993-2009)
Peter Benson ..... Bernie Scripps (234 episodes, 1995-2009)
Bill Maynard ..... Claude Jeremiah Greengrass (155 episodes, 1992-2000)
Jason Durr ..... PC Mike Bradley / ... (128 episodes, 1997-2003)
John Duttine ..... Sergeant George Miller / ... (106 episodes, 1992-2009)
Steven Blakeley ..... PC Geoff Younger (102 episodes, 2005-2009)
Kazia Pelka ..... Maggie Bolton (99 episodes, 1995-2001)
Gwen Taylor ..... Peggy Armstrong / ... (98 episodes, 2005-2009)
Nick Berry ..... PC Nick Rowan / ... (96 episodes, 1992-1998)
Geoffrey Hughes ..... Vernon Scripps (88 episodes, 2001-2007)
Philip Franks ..... Sergeant Craddock / ... (80 episodes, 1998-2002)
Rupert Vansittart ..... Lord Ashfordly (75 episodes, 1992-2009)
Jonathan Kerrigan ..... PC Rob Walker (72 episodes, 2004-2007)
Vanessa Hehir ..... Rosie Cartwright / ... (72 episodes, 2001-2007)
Duncan Bell ..... Sergeant Merton (71 episodes, 2002-2005)
Lisa Kay ..... Carol Cassidy / ... (71 episodes, 2004-2009)
Sarah Tansey ..... Jenny Latimer / ... (69 episodes, 2001-2004)
Stuart Golland ..... George Ward (67 episodes, 1992-1996)
Fiona Dolman ..... Jackie Bradley / ... (54 episodes, 1998-2001)
Niamh Cusack ..... Dr. Kate Rowan (49 episodes, 1992-1995)
Joe McFadden ..... PC Joe Mason (48 episodes, 2007-2009)
Aislín McGuckin ..... Dr. Liz Merrick (46 episodes, 2003-2004)
Anne Stallybrass ..... Eileen Reynolds / ... (42 episodes, 1993-1998)
Rupert Ward-Lewis ..... PC Don Wetherby (42 episodes, 2007-2009)
Clare Calbraith ..... Dr. Tricia Summerbee (42 episodes, 2000-2002)
Sophie Ward ..... Dr. Helen Trent / ... (40 episodes, 2004-2006)
Clare Wille ..... DS Rachel Dawson / ... (38 episodes, 2005-2009)
Juliette Gruber ..... Jo Weston / ... (36 episodes, 1995-1998)
James Carlton ..... PC Steve Crane (35 episodes, 2003-2004)
Alice Jones ..... Katie Rowan (32 episodes, 1995-1998)
Nikki Sanderson ..... Dawn Bellamy (30 episodes, 2008-2009)
David Michaels ..... Dr. Neil Bolton (29 episodes, 1997-1999)
Arbel Jones ..... Mary Ward / ... (23 episodes, 1998-1999)
Richard Lintern ..... Ben Norton / ... (21 episodes, 2002-2004)
Frank Middlemass ..... Dr. Alex Ferrenby (20 episodes, 1992-1993)
Simon Molloy ..... DI Shiner / ... (20 episodes, 1992-2006)
Elizabeth Bennett ..... Joyce Jowett / ... (17 episodes, 1996-2009)
Ryan Early ..... PC Tom Nicholson (15 episodes, 2001-2002)
Murray Head ..... Jack Hollins (13 episodes, 2005-2007)
Peter Ivatts ..... Bill Galloway / ... (12 episodes, 1992-2008)
Joe Simpson ..... Reed / ... (11 episodes, 1998-2003)
Andrew Abrahams ..... Magistrate / ... (11 episodes, 1992-2008)
Keeley Forsyth ..... Sue Driscoll (11 episodes, 1998-2001)
Oliver Pyrah ..... Sam Bolton / ... (11 episodes, 1999-2001)

Synopsis:

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this phenomenally popular series stars Jason Durr as PC Mike Bradley, the former Metropolitan Police officer whose work now takes him into the heart of rural community life. Staple Sunday-night viewing for two decades, with colourful regular characters that viewers took to their heart, illustrious guest stars and a wonderfully nostalgic soundtrack, Heartbeat scooped many prestigious awards - including Best Performing Peak-Time Drama in 1999 (beating Coronation Street), and several ITV Programme of the Year awards. Attracting a peak audience of 14 million and spawning a highly successful spin-off, The Royal, the series has garnered a devoted following and remains prime-time viewing world-wide. Mike Bradley is still feeling his way with his new posting to Aidensfield - having to contend with stolen radioactive isotopes, witchcraft, babysnatching, murderous intent, UFOs and the continual bad behaviour of one Claude Jeremiah Greengrass!

Season 8
Snake in the Grass S8, Ep1 Sep. 6, 1998
The neighbours Clive Harris and Stuart Parsons are not the best of friends to put it mildly. When Oscar Blaketon tries to mediate between their families Parsons' wife Frances and his son-in-law John Nixon are rushed to hospital with signs of food poisoning. Naturally Harris comes under suspicion, but when Gina gets ill with the same symptoms PC Bradley is sure there is another reason. While Gina is in hospital her aunt Mary comes to Aidensfield to visit her.
Fall Out S8, Ep2 Sep. 13, 1998
Alec Formby and his fiancée Sonia Harding are on route with a radioactive isotope to a laboratory in Leeds and make a stop at the Aidensfield Arms to get something to eat. When they have finished their car has been stolen. The Police recover the car again after it has been involved in an accident, but the lead bottle containing the isotope is gone. Greengrass' brother Cyril calls on him with a business proposition He has bought a racing dog and needs a place to keep it for a couple of days.
For Better or Worse S8, Ep3 Sep. 20, 1998
Brian Rider buys his first car at Marsden Motor Co. and like all young men he likes it sporty and fast. When the proud new car owner takes his vehicle for a fast spin he loses control and collides with a stone wall. His mother blames Marsden for selling her son a defective car. But it is destroyed by fire before forensics can have a look at it. And that is not Marsden's only trouble. His wife has been caught shoplifting on several occasions and it turns out that she has been beaten as well. PC Bradley thinks Marsden is behind both incidents.
Past Crimes S8, Ep4 Sep. 27, 1998
Somebody breaks in at Jenny and Tim McDonald's house, but nothing seems to be taken. The next morning Tim McDonald is two hours late at work at a bank, because the intruder put back their clocks. The intruder turns out to be an old friend of Tim McDonald, a really bad apple called Carl Southall, and he claims that McDonald owes him a favour. There is an open tournament at the local golf club, and Greengrass plans to make a killing by entering a B. Scripps in the tournament and bet on him.
Spellbound S8, Ep5 Oct. 4, 1998
Oscar Blaketon is on his way home late one night when he sees strange lights around St. Michael's Church, but he is knocked down before he can investigate any further. Nothing appears to be missing, but a few days later a grave is desecrated and a human skull has been removed from it. Are there witches and black masses in Aidensfield? It seems so, because the farmer Mr. Follet is just wasting away as if he is bewitched and a voodoo doll and other signs of witchcraft are found on his farm.
Baby Love S8, Ep6 Oct. 11, 1998
There has been an intruder at the Moorside Lodge mother-and-baby home, but he was scared off by Paula, who had just been looking after her baby, and nothing was taken. Allan and Hazel Mansfield have a lot of problems with their baby Peter, who needs a lot of attention. Peter is taken from his pram while Mrs. Mansfield is doing an errand at the post office. He was adopted from Moorside Lodge, and sergeant Craddock believes that his natural mother may have taken him.
Give a Dog a Bad Name S8, Ep7 Oct. 18, 1998
Josh Roberts is a first class vet, but he also has developed a drinking problem after his wife's death and is almost always drunk. He forces sergeant Craddock off the road one night and Craddock orders his constables to be on a special lookout for drunken drivers in general and Roberts in particular. That does not scare off Roberts, who considers himself safe because he is the only vet in the area and he stages his own little, private war against the sergeant.
Hello, Goodbye S8, Ep8 Oct. 25, 1998
Indian Dr. Deepak Rall visits Dr. Bolton. He has practiced in Kenya and wants to hear about his prospects in the area. Dr. Rall is obviously a highly qualified doctor, but not everybody in the village likes his dark skin. Claude Greengrass has had another bright idea. Old Mr. Greaves has bought himself a guest house after having driven a mobile shop for years and Greengrass figures there must be a gold mine in mobile shops just waiting for him. He may be right, because especially tinned, Polish steak is a big hit although nobody can read the Polish labels.
Pat-a-Cake S8, Ep9 Nov. 1, 1998
Terry Matthews wants to marry his girlfriend Mel, but her father is against it so they plan to elope. Mel says goodbye to her mother and her friend Karen and the next thing she knows is that she is locked up in a room at an unknown house. Greengrass has opened a cat sitting service. That is David do the sitting and Greengrass do the financial bit. The first customer is Mrs. Leacock, but she brings not just a cat, but also a dog, a lama and a goat.
Easy Rider S8, Ep10 Nov. 8, 1998
Ned Hall reports an UFO flying silently over his head one night he is collecting his sheep. He is not the only one. Sue's uncle Barry Watson and - of all people - Oscar Blaketon have made the same observation. When PCs Bellamy and Bradley investigate they find the body of cyclist Paolo Ermini near the place of Hall's sighting. Ermini was somewhat of a womanizer, and before he arrived Tony Eccles was the big name in the local bicycle club, so naturally he was not too popular with Eccles either. And there is still the UFO!
Hot Rocks S8, Ep11 Nov. 15, 1998
Lord Ashfordly's sister Patricia Brewster is visiting her brother to present her new fiancée Ronnie Harper. Sober. While his lordship is giving an engagement party in their honour one of his guests is burgled and another one was the previous night. Lady Patricia asks her fiancée, who has a criminal record, if he knows something about it, and the police have an eye on Harper too. Harper on the other hand has both his eyes set on Gina who is not insusceptible to his charm.
Shadows and Substances S8, Ep12 Nov. 22, 1998
Stuart and Trevor Chivers are at it again. Stuart has got detention with a classmate, Bernie. In revenge Bernie smashes the windscreen of the teacher's car, but the teacher Mr. Powell thinks Stuart did it. When PC Bradley questions him about it, he runs away. He is found the next day with severe stomach pains. PC Bellamy's grandmother complains about lorries rumbling through the village at night. The police cannot do anything about it, so she promises to take action herself.
Forbidden Fruit S8, Ep13 Nov. 29, 1998
PCs Bradley and Bellamy are on patrol when they are flagged down by Rachel Palmer, who claims that her sister Marianne Fuller has been attacked. Marianne Fuller is rushed to the hospital where she later dies. Meanwhile Rachel Palmer seeks comfort from PC Bradley, and she points the finger at Marianne's husband David although he seems to have an alibi. When sergeant Craddock finds out he has no other choice but to give him a couple of days leave. Gina dreams of winning a trip to Paris, but chances are slim.
Where There's a Will S8, Ep14 Dec. 6, 1998
After her brother Eric's and his wife Joan's death in a car accident Peggy Tatton has to move from the farm where she has lived all her life, because according to the law the farm now belongs to Joan's son John Fraser, but when Gina comes to pick her up, she decides to stay. To stop the sale of the farm she seeks legal advice from Jackie Lambert, the niece of Eric Tatton's solicitor, but she also resorts to more drastic measures. Phil Bellamy is on the lookout for a place to stay and he rents a flat from Kenny Galloway through Claude Greengrass.
Taking Sides S8, Ep15 Dec. 13, 1998
Elaine Aubrey is one of Dr. Bolton's newest, but most frequent patients. So frequent in fact, that the village gossip has it that they are having an affair. He gives her a lift home from a reception at the golf club when she feels ill. Later the same evening she accuses him of indecent assault after she has had a small accident with her car. He of course denies, but why should she make a false allegation against him?
Echoes of the Past S8, Ep16 Dec. 24, 1998
When Jane Hayes returns to her home one night she hears an intruder upstairs, but PCs Bradley and Bellamy find only her cat when the come to investigate. But Miss Barker, who worked for the previous owner of the house, can tell a story of a servant girl, who is said to haunt the manor listening for the cries of her baby. Jane Hayes is pregnant and due any day and the next night she hears a baby crying and sees a cradle rocking in the nursery. Penny Craddock is organizing the Christmas dance and persuades Jane's husband Graham to emcee the event.
Twists of Fate S8, Ep17 Jan. 10, 1999
Shortly before her sudden death Mildred Crosby promises Maggie Bolton a painting, which Maggie likes very much and in her will she leaves Maggie quite a bit more. Her son-in-law Roy Thornton has counted on inheriting the money and accuses Maggie of gross medical negligence and abusing her position as district nurse to influence the old lady. And all of a sudden the painting is missing. Has it been stolen by the same person or persons who have staged a series of burglaries in the area?
The Angry Brigade S8, Ep18 Jan. 17, 1999
Barry Dixon returns to Aidensfield to start a new life when he is released from prisoner. But he has company. By detective Ed Baxter employed by the insurance company who had to pay up for the bank robbery that Dixon committed. Baxter starts to follow Dixon everywhere he goes hoping he will lead him to money. Ron and Doreen Tidy are on a hiking trip when they are stopped by Lord Ashfordly's keepers, who say that they are trespassing although the path is marked as public right of way on all maps.
Fire and Ashes S8, Ep19 Jan. 24, 1999
Maggie Bolton has discovered that she and her husband are having a baby, and that scares her because they have lost a baby before to cot death. To think things over she goes on a weekend trip with Gina. There has been a series of small fires in Aidensfield. Mostly in garbage cans and haystacks and things like that, but one night a cottage is burning, and Neil Bolton rushes in to save a baby trapped inside the house, when the roof collapses. The baby is saved by his older brother, but Dr. Bolton is not!
All in the Mind S8, Ep20 Jan. 31, 1999
A false PC Ventress is making the roads of North Riding unsafe, abusing traffic offenders and behaving like a real Nazi. The real PC Ventress and his colleagues decide the only way to stop him is to set a trap for him. Mrs. Challis is convinced that her neighbour opposite, Mr. Arlott, is keeping his pregnant daughter Julie against her will. The girl is freed and gives premature birth to a little girl with breathing problems. Maggie has a hard time coping with her husband's death, but the little girl's struggle to live and recovery help her deal with the situation.
Friends Like You S8, Ep21 Feb. 7, 1999
The police in Whitby raid a nightclub where Gina has a gig and find drugs in her purse. Convinced that somebody else has slipped it into the purse PC Bradley contacts the Whitby police without luck. The same night he, Gina and Gina's manager Terry stake out the club and make a startling discovery. PC Ventress is on night watch and uses the opportunity to take a nap. One night his usual hideout is locked so he finds a seat in a passenger carriage instead and the next morning he wakes up halfway to Crewe and asks PC Bellamy to cover for him.
Old Ties S8, Ep22 Feb. 14, 1999
Alan and Dennis open a new restaurant in Ashfordly, but they are victims of vandalism and somebody also hands out false free-meal coupons on their behalf. The primary suspect is Sid Wainwright, who was interested in buying the place too. Gina gets a visit by her old friend Debbie, but Aunt Mary believes that Debbie will only get Gina into trouble, but instead it is Debbie who lands in trouble.
David Stockwell's Ghost S8, Ep23 Feb. 21, 1999
Diane and Cecil Palmer have just moved back to England with their son Peter after living several years in Rhodesia. Peter longs for his African nanny Molly and writes her every day even though he gets no answer. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer both behave like they belong to some kind of master race and they accuse their maid Annie of stealing. Furthermore Mrs. Palmer has difficulty coping with her dominant husband and has developed a drinking problem. One night she disappears on her way home from the Aidensfield Arms.
Testament S8, Ep24 Feb. 28, 1999
Jackie's uncle and boss Henry Tomkinson has been in Aidensfield to take care of the testament of a client. On his way home he runs down a boy on a bicycle in the pouring rain, but instead of helping him he chooses to drive off and denies any knowledge of the accident and even makes his wife lie for him. David Stockwell saw the accident, but caught only part of the registration, and Tomkinson brings discredit to David and his testimony because he is somewhat backward.

Constable Nick Rowan is a English Policeman in the 1960's who decides to be reassigned to the same small village where his wife was born. There, he patrols the countryside as a part of a small attachment in the area dealing with the various events and problems that come up while at same time keeping a eye on Claude Greengrass, the local rogue.

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