Heartbeat Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines. Details Casts Season Lists Title Heartbeat Genres Crime Drama Comedy First Air Date 1992-04-10 Last Air Date 2010-09-05 Episode Runtime 01 Hours 00 Minutes Total Season(s) 18 Total Episode(s) on All Seasons 372 Runtime 60 Production Companies Yorkshire Television Derek Fowlds Oscar Blaketon William Simons PC Alf Ventress Tricia Penrose Gina Bellamy Peter Benson Bernie Scripps Gwen Taylor Peggy Armstrong Lisa Kay Carol Cassidy Joseph McFadden PC Joe Mason Nikki Sanderson Dawn Bellamy David Lonsdale David Stockwell Steven Blakeley PC Geoff Younger Jonathan Duttine Sgt George Miller Rupert Ward-Lewis PC Don Wetherby Season 1 10 Episodes 1992-04-10 Season 2 10 Episodes 1993-04-18 Season 3 10 Episodes 1993-10-03 Season 4 16 Episodes 1994-09-04 Season 5 15 Episodes 1995-09-03 Season 6 17 Episodes 1996-09-01 Season 7 24 Episodes 1997-08-31 Season 8 24 Episodes 1998-09-06 Season 9 24 Episodes 1999-09-26 Season 10 24 Episodes 2000-10-22 Season 11 24 Episodes 2001-10-28 Season 12 25 Episodes 2002-10-06 Season 13 25 Episodes 2003-09-07 Season 14 26 Episodes 2004-09-05 Season 15 26 Episodes 2005-09-11 Season 16 24 Episodes 2006-10-29 Season 17 24 Episodes 2007-11-11 Season 18 24 Episodes 2008-10-12