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 1992Template:SndJune 1992)	Series 2 (April 1993Template:SndJune 1993)	Series 3 (October 1993Template:SndDecember 1993)	Series 4 (September 1994Template:SndDecember 1994)	Series 5 (September 1995Template:SndDecember 1995)	Series 6 (September 1996Template:SndDecember 1996)	Series 7 (August 1997Template:SndFebruary 1998)	Series 8 (September 1998Template:SndFebruary 1999)	Series 9 (September 1999Template:SndMarch 2000)	Series 10 (October 2000Template:SndApril 2001)	Series 11 (October 2001Template:SndApril 2002)	Series 12 (October 2002Template:SndMay 2003)	Series 13 (September 2003Template:SndJune 2004)	Series 14 (September 2004Template:SndJune 2005)	Series 15 (September 2005Template:SndJuly 2006)	Series 16 (October 2006Template:SndAugust 2007)	Series 17 (November 2007Template:SndSeptember 2008)	Series 18 (October 2008Template:SndSeptember 2010)
Nick Berry	PC/Sgt Nick Rowan	colspan="7" Template:CMain	colspan="11" Template:CEmpty
Derek Fowlds	Sgt Oscar Blaketon	colspan="18" Template:CMain
William Simons	PC Alfred Ventress	colspan="18" Template:CMain
Mark Jordon	PC Phil Bellamy	colspan="17" Template:CMain	colspan="1" Template:CEmpty
Jason Durr	PC/DC Mike Bradley	colspan="6" Template:CEmpty	colspan="6" Template:CMain	colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Simon Molloy	DI Shiner	colspan="1" Template:CGuest	colspan="5" Template:CEmpty	colspan="1" Template:CRecurring	colspan="1" Template:CEmpty	colspan="7" Template:CRecurring	colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Philip Franks	Sgt Raymond Craddock	colspan="6" Template:CEmpty	colspan="5" Template:CMain	colspan="7" Template:CEmpty
Ryan Early	PC Thomas Nicholson	colspan="10" Template:CEmpty	colspan="1" Template:CMain	colspan="7" Template:CEmpty
Duncan Bell	Sgt Dennis Merton	colspan="10" Template:CEmpty	colspan="4" Template:CMain	colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
James Carlton	PC Stephen Crane	colspan="11" Template:CEmpty	colspan="2" Template:CMain	colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
Jonathan Kerrigan	PC Rob Walker	colspan="13" Template:CEmpty	colspan="3" Template:CMain	colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Steven Blakeley	PC Geoffrey Younger	colspan="13" Template:CEmpty	colspan="5" Template:CMain
John Duttine	Sgt George Miller	colspan="13" Template:CEmpty	colspan="5" Template:CMain
Clare Wille	DS Rachel Dawson	colspan="15" Template:CEmpty	colspan="3" Template:CMain
Joe McFadden	PC Joe Mason	colspan="16" Template:CEmpty	colspan="2" Template:CMain
Rupert Ward-Lewis	PC Don Wetherby	colspan="16" Template:CEmpty	colspan="2" Template:CMain
Georgie Glen	Sgt Jennifer Nokes	colspan="8" Template:CEmpty	colspan="2" Template:CRecurring	colspan="2" Template:CEmpty	colspan="2" Template:CRecurring	colspan="3" Template:CEmpty	colspan="1" Template:CGuest

Medical staff cast

Actor	Character	Appearances
		Series 1 (April 1992Template:SndJune 1992)	Series 2 (April 1993Template:SndJune 1993)	Series 3 (October 1993Template:SndDecember 1993)	Series 4 (September 1994Template:SndDecember 1994)	Series 5 (September 1995Template:SndDecember 1995)	Series 6 (September 1996Template:SndDecember 1996)	Series 7 (August 1997Template:SndFebruary 1998)	Series 8 (September 1998Template:SndFebruary 1999)	Series 9 (September 1999Template:SndMarch 2000)	Series 10 (October 2000Template:SndApril 2001)	Series 11 (October 2001Template:SndApril 2002)	Series 12 (October 2002Template:SndMay 2003)	Series 13 (September 2003Template:SndJune 2004)	Series 14 (September 2004Template:SndJune 2005)	Series 15 (September 2005Template:SndJuly 2006)	Series 16 (October 2006Template:SndAugust 2007)	Series 17 (November 2007Template:SndSeptember 2008)	Series 18 (October 2008Template:SndSeptember 2010)
Niamh Cusack	Dr Kate Rowan	colspan="5" Template:CMain	colspan="13" Template:CEmpty
Frank Middlemass	Dr Alex Ferrenby	colspan="3" Template:CMain	colspan="15" Template:CEmpty
Peter Firth	Dr James Radcliffe	colspan="3" Template:CEmpty	colspan="1" Template:CRecurring	colspan="14" Template:CEmpty
Kazia Pelka	Nurse Maggie Bolton	colspan="4" Template:CEmpty	colspan="6" Template:CMain	colspan="8" Template:CEmpty
David Michaels	Dr Neil Bolton	colspan="6" Template:CEmpty	colspan="2" Template:CMain	colspan="10" Template:CEmpty
Clare Calbraith	Dr Tricia Summerbee	colspan="9" Template:CEmpty	colspan="3" Template:CMain	colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Sarah Tansey	Pharmacist Jenny Latimer	colspan="10" Template:CEmpty	colspan="4" Template:CMain	colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Aislín McGuckin	Dr Liz Merrick	colspan="11" Template:CEmpty	colspan="3" Template:CMain	colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Sophie Ward	Dr Helen Trent	colspan="13" Template:CEmpty	colspan="2" Template:CMain	colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Lisa Kay	Nurse Carol Cassidy	colspan="15" Template:CEmpty	colspan="3" Template:CMain
Leon Ockenden	Dr Chris Oakley	colspan="16" Template:CEmpty	colspan="1" Template:CRecurring	colspan="1" Template:CEmpty

"Loveable rogue" cast

Actor	Character	Appearances
		Series 1 (April 1992Template:SndJune 1992)	Series 2 (April 1993Template:SndJune 1993)	Series 3 (October 1993Template:SndDecember 1993)	Series 4 (September 1994Template:SndDecember 1994)	Series 5 (September 1995Template:SndDecember 1995)	Series 6 (September 1996Template:SndDecember 1996)	Series 7 (August 1997Template:SndFebruary 1998)	Series 8 (September 1998Template:SndFebruary 1999)	Series 9 (September 1999Template:SndMarch 2000)	Series 10 (October 2000Template:SndApril 2001)	Series 11 (October 2001Template:SndApril 2002)	Series 12 (October 2002Template:SndMay 2003)	Series 13 (September 2003Template:SndJune 2004)	Series 14 (September 2004Template:SndJune 2005)	Series 15 (September 2005Template:SndJuly 2006)	Series 16 (October 2006Template:SndAugust 2007)	Series 17 (November 2007Template:SndSeptember 2008)	Series 18 (October 2008Template:SndSeptember 2010)
Bill Maynard	Claude Jeremiah Greengrass	colspan="10" Template:CMain	colspan="8" Template:CEmpty
Geoffrey Hughes	Vernon Scripps	colspan="9" Template:CEmpty	colspan="5" Template:CMain	colspan="1" Template:CEmpty	colspan="1" Template:CGuest	colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Gwen Taylor	Peggy Armstrong	colspan="13" Template:CEmpty	colspan="5" Template:CStarring

Aidensfield residents cast

Actor	Character	Appearances
		Series 1 (April 1992Template:SndJune 1992)	Series 2 (April 1993Template:SndJune 1993)	Series 3 (October 1993Template:SndDecember 1993)	Series 4 (September 1994Template:SndDecember 1994)	Series 5 (September 1995Template:SndDecember 1995)	Series 6 (September 1996Template:SndDecember 1996)	Series 7 (August 1997Template:SndFebruary 1998)	Series 8 (September 1998Template:SndFebruary 1999)	Series 9 (September 1999Template:SndMarch 2000)	Series 10 (October 2000Template:SndApril 2001)	Series 11 (October 2001Template:SndApril 2002)	Series 12 (October 2002Template:SndMay 2003)	Series 13 (September 2003Template:SndJune 2004)	Series 14 (September 2004Template:SndJune 2005)	Series 15 (September 2005Template:SndJuly 2006)	Series 16 (October 2006Template:SndAugust 2007)	Series 17 (November 2007Template:SndSeptember 2008)	Series 18 (October 2008Template:SndSeptember 2010)
Stuart Golland	George Ward	colspan="6" Template:CMain	colspan="12" Template:CEmpty
Tricia Penrose	Gina Ward	colspan="1" Template:CEmpty	colspan="17" Template:CMain
Rupert Vansittart	Lord Ashfordly	colspan="2" Template:CRecurring	colspan="2" Template:CEmpty	colspan="14" Template:CRecurring
David Lonsdale	David Stockwell	colspan="2" Template:CEmpty	colspan="1" Template:CGuest	colspan="1" Template:CEmpty	colspan="3" Template:CRecurring	colspan="11" Template:CMain
Anne Stallybrass	Eileen Reynolds	colspan="2" Template:CEmpty	colspan="1" Template:CGuest	colspan="1" Template:CEmpty	colspan="3" Template:CMain	colspan="11" Template:CEmpty
Juliette Gruber	Jo Weston	colspan="4" Template:CEmpty	colspan="3" Template:CMain	colspan="11" Template:CEmpty
Peter Benson	Bernard Scripps	colspan="4" Template:CEmpty	colspan="14" Template:CMain
Bernard Gallagher	Graham Weston	colspan="5" Template:CEmpty	colspan= "2" Template:CRecurring	colspan="11" Template:CEmpty
Arbel Jones	Mary Ward	colspan="7" Template:CEmpty	colspan="2" Template:CMain	colspan="9" Template:CEmpty
Fiona Dolman	Jacqueline Lambert	colspan="7" Template:CEmpty	colspan="3" Template:CMain	colspan="8" Template:CEmpty
Martin Ledwith	Andy Ryan	colspan="8" Template:CEmpty	colspan="1" Template:CRecurring	colspan="9" Template:CEmpty
Richard Lintern	Ben Norton	colspan="12" Template:CEmpty	colspan="2" Template:CMain	colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Vanessa Hehir	Rosemary Cartwright	colspan="13" Template:CEmpty	colspan="4" Template:CMain	colspan="1" Template:CEmpty
Murray Head	Jack Hollins	colspan="14" Template:CEmpty	colspan="1" Template:CMain	colspan="1" Template:CGuest	colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Josefina Gabrielle	Debbie Bellamy	colspan="14" Template:CEmpty	colspan="1" Template:CRecurring	colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Nikki Sanderson	Dawn Bellamy	colspan="16" Template:CEmpty	colspan="2" Template:CMain

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, David Essex, 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, Ray Illingworth, Brian Close, Margaret Tyzack, Roy Dotrice, Roland Gift, Ralf Little, Dickie Bird, Daniel Craig, Clive Swift, Jean Alexander, Geoffrey Bayldon, Clive Mantle, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Twiggy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Noel Fitzpatrick, Leslie Phillips, Lindsey Coulson, George Layton, Maureen O'Brien, Gabrielle Drake, Robin Ellis, Leslie Grantham, George Baker, Paul Nicholas, Brigit Forsyth, Jan Francis, Peter Vaughan, Celia Imrie, Helen Lederer,Alan Price, Sam Kelly, Duncan Preston, Rodney Bewes, Bobby Ball, Tommy Cannon, Russ Abbot, Jon Culshaw, Freddie Garrity, Miranda Raison, Dave King and Michael Angelis.

See also

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

External links

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