List of Heartbeat cast members

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) 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.

Main cast

Aidensfield and Ashfordly police cast

Actor	Character	Appearances
		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

Medical staff cast

Actor	Character	Appearances
		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

"Lovable rogue" cast

Actor	Character	Appearances
		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

Aidensfield residents cast

Actor	Character	Appearances
		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

Recurring characters

This section lists other characters who have appeared in more than one episode.

• Jack Deam as Alan Maskell (1992).
• Eileen O'Brien as Susan Maskell (credited as "Mrs Maskell") (1992).
• Barrie Rutter as Walter Maskell (credited as "Mr Maskell") (1992).
• Suzanne Hitchmough as Sandra Murray (1992).
• Shirley Stelfox as Mrs. Parkin (1992).
• Anne Rye as Angela Hamilton ("Miss Hamilton") (1992–1993)
• Andy Abrahams as unnamed local magistrate (1992–2003).
• Mike Kelly as Malcolm Mostyn (1993).
• Dean Gatiss as Graham Blaketon (1993–1994; 4 episodes).
• Sue Holderness as Joan Forrester (1993; 2 episodes).
• Russell Boulter as Inspector Crossley (1993–1994; 3 episodes).
• Melanie Kilburn as Rosie Tinniswood (1993, 1995; 2 episodes).
• Karen Meagher as Inspector Murchison (1994; 7 episodes)
• Julia Lane as Christine Ferguson (1994; 6 episodes).
• Lucy Robinson as Jennifer Radcliffe (1994; 3 episodes).
• Emelye Robinson as Susan Radcliffe (1994; 2 episodes).
• Lesley Nicol as Rita Stirling (1995; 3 episodes).
• Jenny Agutter as Susannah Temple-Richards (1994, 1996; 2 episodes).
• Harry Beety as Joseph Walker (1995; 9 episodes).
• Diane Langton as Ruby Rowan (1995–97; 6 episodes).
• William Ash as Joe Norton (1995; 2 episodes).
• Mark Addy as "Norman" (1995–96; 2 episodes).
• Mary Healey as Mrs Watkins (1996; 4 episodes).
• Elizabeth Bennett as Joyce Jowett (1996–2009, 16 episodes).
• Kenneth Cranham as Charlie Wallace (1996; 2 episodes).
• Wanda Ventham as Fiona Weston (1996–1997, 4 episodes).
• Steven Townsley as Billy Burke (1996, 3 episodes).
• Dominic Rickhards as Steve Adams (1997; 5 episodes).
• Carol Royle as Lady Patricia Brewster (1997–2003; 4 episodes).
• Charlotte Mitchell as Bessie Bellamy (1997–1999; 4 episodes).
• Stratford Johns as Cyril Isaiah Greengrass (1997, 1998; 2 episodes).
• Alan Halsall as Trevor Chivers (1998–1999; 4 episodes).
• Stefan Podolchuk as Stuart Chivers (1998–1999; 4 episodes).
• Lesley Clare O'Neill as Doreen Chivers (1998–1999; 3 episodes).
• Keeley Forsyth as Sue Driscoll (1998, 2000; 7 episodes).
• Phillippa Wilson as Penny Craddock (1998–1999, 2000, 2002; 7 episodes).
• Maggie Tagney as Gladys Smethurst (1998–2000; 5 episodes).
• Georgie Glen as Sgt Jennifer Nokes (2000–2001, 2003–2004, 2005, 2010).
• Paul Opacic as Graham Rysinski (2000; 3 episodes).
• Susan Jameson as Edwina Lambert (2000–2001; 2 episodes).
• Barbara Bolton as Mrs Kellett (2001–2005; 9 episodes).
• Francis Matthews as Dr James Alway (2002-2003; 4 episodes).
• Christine Bottomley as Susie Ward (2002; 5 episodes).
• Beatrice Kelley as Olive Winstanley (6 episodes, 2003–2009).
• Anita Carey as Barbara Crane (2 episodes, 2003).
• Trevor Ray as William Barraclough (2 episodes, 2003–2004).
• Jane Hazlegrove as Diane Crichard (4 episodes, 2004).
• Helena Calvert as Clare Owen (4 episodes; 2005).
• Victor McGuire as Brian Parker (2005, two episodes).
• Tim Brooke-Taylor as Ronnie Smethers (2005, 2008, 2009; 4 episodes).
• Lauren Drummond as Jane Black (2005–2006).
• Gabriella Dixon as Susan Black (2005–2006).
• Jack Ferguson as Peter Black (2005–2006).
• Geoffrey Chater as Col Hal Clifford (2004, two episodes as different characters)

Guest stars

Over the years, a number of well-known guest stars have made one-off appearances in Heartbeat, either in cameo roles or more substantial single-episode parts. These include Richard Todd (legendary actor and Second World War hero), David Essex (as a traveller, or tinker), David McCallum, Charlotte Church, Michelle Dockery, John Nettles, Philip Jackson, Geraldine Newman, Siobhan Finneran, John Simm, Gary Barlow, David Dickinson, Todd Carty, Philip Glenister, Lulu, George Cole (as Albert "The Prof" Hallows), Ray Illingworth, Brian Close, Margaret Tyzack, Roy Dotrice, Roland Gift, Ralf Little, Dickie Bird, Daniel Craig, Clive Swift, Jean Alexander, Geoffrey Bayldon, Tim Brooke-Taylor (as Peggy Armstrong's solicitor), Twiggy (as Lady Janet Whitly), Benedict Cumberbatch, Noel Fitzpatrick, Leslie Phillips, Lindsey Coulson, George Layton, Gabrielle Drake, Robin Ellis, Leslie Grantham, George Baker, Paul Nicholas, Brigit Forsyth, Jan Francis, Peter Vaughan, Celia Imrie, Helen Lederer, singer Alan Price, Sam Kelly, Duncan Preston, Rodney Bewes, Bobby Ball, Tommy Cannon (uncredited), Russ Abbot, impressionist Jon Culshaw, Freddie Garrity (lead singer of Freddie and the Dreamers), Miranda Raison and Dave King as Aidensfield Station Master.

See also

• Heartbeat (British TV series)
• List of Heartbeat episodes

External links

• "Heartbeat" - the key characters of the TV series
• Heartbeat Online