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Heartbeat is a British period drama series, based upon the "Constable" series of novels written by Nicholas Rhea, and produced by ITV Studios (formerly Yorkshire Television until it was merged by ITV) [1] from 1992 until 2010. The following is a list of actors who served as cast members for the programme, grouped by category of the role they maintained, ordered by first appearance and listing the series they served in. This list also included actors who maintained recurring roles during the programme's history.
Actor | Character | Appearances | |||||||||||||||||
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Series 1 (April 1992 –June 1992) | Series 2 (April 1993 –June 1993) | Series 3 (October 1993 –December 1993) | Series 4 (September 1994 –December 1994) | Series 5 (September 1995 –December 1995) | Series 6 (September 1996 –December 1996) | Series 7 (August 1997 –February 1998) | Series 8 (September 1998 –February 1999) | Series 9 (September 1999 –March 2000) | Series 10 (October 2000 –April 2001) | Series 11 (October 2001 –April 2002) | Series 12 (October 2002 –May 2003) | Series 13 (September 2003 –June 2004) | Series 14 (September 2004 –June 2005) | Series 15 (September 2005 –July 2006) | Series 16 (October 2006 –August 2007) | Series 17 (November 2007 –September 2008) | Series 18 (October 2008 –September 2010) | ||
Nick Berry | PC Nicholas Rowan | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Derek Fowlds | Sgt Oscar Blaketon | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
William Simons | PC Alfred Ventress | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Mark Jordon | PC Philip Bellamy | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Jason Durr | PC Michael Bradley | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Simon Molloy | DI Shiner | Guest | Recurring | ||||||||||||||||
Philip Franks | Sgt Raymond Craddock | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Ryan Early | PC Thomas Nicholson | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Duncan Bell | Sgt Dennis Merton | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
James Carlton | PC Stephen Crane | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Jonathan Kerrigan | PC Robert Walker | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Steven Blakeley | PC Geoffrey Younger | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
John Duttine | Sgt George Miller | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Clare Wille | DS Rachel Dawson | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Joe McFadden | PC Joe Mason | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Rupert Ward-Lewis | PC Don Wetherby | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Georgie Glen | Sgt Jennifer Nokes | Recurring | Recurring | Guest | |||||||||||||||
Actor | Character | Appearances | |||||||||||||||||
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Series 1 (April 1992 –June 1992) | Series 2 (April 1993 –June 1993) | Series 3 (October 1993 –December 1993) | Series 4 (September 1994 –December 1994) | Series 5 (September 1995 –December 1995) | Series 6 (September 1996 –December 1996) | Series 7 (August 1997 –February 1998) | Series 8 (September 1998 –February 1999) | Series 9 (September 1999 –March 2000) | Series 10 (October 2000 –April 2001) | Series 11 (October 2001 –April 2002) | Series 12 (October 2002 –May 2003) | Series 13 (September 2003 –June 2004) | Series 14 (September 2004 –June 2005) | Series 15 (September 2005 –July 2006) | Series 16 (October 2006 –August 2007) | Series 17 (November 2007 –September 2008) | Series 18 (October 2008 –September 2010) | ||
Niamh Cusack | Dr Kate Rowan | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Frank Middlemass | Dr Alex Ferrenby | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Peter Firth | Dr James Radcliffe | Recurring | |||||||||||||||||
Kazia Pelka | Nurse Maggie Bolton | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
David Michaels | Dr Neil Bolton | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Clare Calbraith | Dr Tricia Summerbee | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Sarah Tansey | Pharmacist Jenny Latimer | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Aislín McGuckin | Dr Liz Merrick | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Sophie Ward | Dr Helen Trent | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Lisa Kay | Nurse Carol Cassidy | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Leon Ockenden | Dr Chris Oakley | Recurring |
Actor | Character | Appearances | |||||||||||||||||
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Series 1 (April 1992 –June 1992) | Series 2 (April 1993 –June 1993) | Series 3 (October 1993 –December 1993) | Series 4 (September 1994 –December 1994) | Series 5 (September 1995 –December 1995) | Series 6 (September 1996 –December 1996) | Series 7 (August 1997 –February 1998) | Series 8 (September 1998 –February 1999) | Series 9 (September 1999 –March 2000) | Series 10 (October 2000 –April 2001) | Series 11 (October 2001 –April 2002) | Series 12 (October 2002 –May 2003) | Series 13 (September 2003 –June 2004) | Series 14 (September 2004 –June 2005) | Series 15 (September 2005 –July 2006) | Series 16 (October 2006 –August 2007) | Series 17 (November 2007 –September 2008) | Series 18 (October 2008 –September 2010) | ||
Bill Maynard | Claude Jeremiah Greengrass | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Geoffrey Hughes | Vernon Scripps | Starring | Guest | ||||||||||||||||
Gwen Taylor | Peggy Armstrong | Starring |
Actor | Character | Appearances | |||||||||||||||||
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Series 1 (April 1992 –June 1992) | Series 2 (April 1993 –June 1993) | Series 3 (October 1993 –December 1993) | Series 4 (September 1994 –December 1994) | Series 5 (September 1995 –December 1995) | Series 6 (September 1996 –December 1996) | Series 7 (August 1997 –February 1998) | Series 8 (September 1998 –February 1999) | Series 9 (September 1999 –March 2000) | Series 10 (October 2000 –April 2001) | Series 11 (October 2001 –April 2002) | Series 12 (October 2002 –May 2003) | Series 13 (September 2003 –June 2004) | Series 14 (September 2004 –June 2005) | Series 15 (September 2005 –July 2006) | Series 16 (October 2006 –August 2007) | Series 17 (November 2007 –September 2008) | Series 18 (October 2008 –September 2010) | ||
Stuart Golland | George Ward | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Tricia Penrose | Gina Ward | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Rupert Vansittart | Lord Ashfordly | Recurring | Recurring | ||||||||||||||||
David Lonsdale | David Stockwell | Guest | Recurring | Starring | |||||||||||||||
Anne Stallybrass | Eileen Reynolds | Guest | Starring | ||||||||||||||||
Juliette Gruber | Joanna Weston | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Peter Benson | Bernard Scripps | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Bernard Gallagher | Graham Weston | Recurring | |||||||||||||||||
Arbel Jones | Mary Ward | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Fiona Dolman | Jacqueline Lambert | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Martin Ledwith | Andy Ryan | Recurring | |||||||||||||||||
Richard Lintern | Ben Norton | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Vanessa Hehir | Rosemary Cartwright | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
Murray Head | Jack Hollins | Starring | Guest | ||||||||||||||||
Josefina Gabrielle | Debbie Black | Recurring | |||||||||||||||||
Nikki Sanderson | Dawn Bellamy | Starring | |||||||||||||||||
This section lists other characters who have appeared in more than one episode.
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