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The Best Episodes of Heartbeat Season 12

Every episode of Heartbeat Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Heartbeat Season 12!

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 1 - Skeletons and Cupboards
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    #1 - Skeletons and Cupboards

    S12:E1

    Ventress fears for his job and his sanity when Blaketon sees a man whom they certified dead fifteen years previously. Meanwhile, the villagers are sceptical when Vernon finds gainful employment Meanwhile Mike is worried about Tricia as she returns to work, but she is determined that she is ok.

    Director:Noreen Kershaw
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch

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  2. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 2 - A Girl's Best Friend
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    #2 - A Girl's Best Friend

    S12:E2

    Mike discovers that a couple's wealth has not brought them happiness. Vernon is concerned that his dabbling with hypnotism has sent David barking mad.

    Director:Albert Barber
    Writer:Gillian Richmond

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  3. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 3 - A Dog's Life
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    #3 - A Dog's Life

    S12:E3

    Private drama is played out in public when Lord Ashfordly hosts the County Sheepdog Trials. But Bernie and David find it inconvenient when Vernon offers their services.

    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writer:Susan Wilkins

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  4. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 4 - Where There's Muck
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    #4 - Where There's Muck

    S12:E4

    Ventress tries to stop a bankrupt farmer from taking revenge on the bank. When Vernon goes into the horseradish business he discovers that he can't stand the heat in the kitchen.

    Director:Judith Dine
    Writer:Douglas Watkinson

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  5. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 5 - Harmony
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    #5 - Harmony

    S12:E5

    Merton's cousin, the famous singer-songwriter Deborah Vine, arrives in Aidensfield to find a secluded location in which to work.

    Director:Noreen Kershaw
    Writer:Peter Gibbs

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  6. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 6 - No Man's Land
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    #6 - No Man's Land

    S12:E6

    Gina has a near miss with a local farmer defending his land against ramblers. Villagers are puzzled by Vernon's bizarre personality switch.

    Director:Paul Walker
    Writer:Peter Gibbs

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  7. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 7 - Dirty Len
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    #7 - Dirty Len

    S12:E7

    Mike searches for a link between a dead farm worker and a spate of animal deaths. Alfred leaves David high and dry in Whitby. Meanwhile Tricia is upset, because of her patient dieing. She soon starts to feel guilty over the death of Len. She thought that it was tetanus but lad results come back with poison and she blames herself for not picking up on it. Even though there was nothing she could have done she still blames herself and feels that she was bad doctor.

    Director:Albert Barber
    Writer:Jane Hollowood

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  8. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 8 - Growing Apart
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    #8 - Growing Apart

    S12:E8

    When Tricia gets involved in a domestic dispute, she can't stand the heat in the kitchen. Vernon attempts to take the horticulture industry to new heights.

    Director:Jonas Grimås
    Writer:Candy Denman

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  9. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 9 - Many Splendoured Thing
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    #9 - Many Splendoured Thing

    S12:E9

    It is Christmas in Aidensfield and Lord Ashfordly decides to throw a ball to celebrate his marriage, but his elegant young bride is not what the locals expect. Vernon jeopardises Bernie's funeral business by finding a more festive use for the hearse. Tricia also gets the wrong end of the stick at the Christmas party. She thinks that Mike is proposing when he gives her a jewelry box, however it only contains a locket but she manages not to let him see her disappointment.

    Director:Roger Bamford
    Writer:Susan Wilkins

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  10. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 10 - Horses for Courses
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    #10 - Horses for Courses

    S12:E10

    Mike is horrified when Tricia gets involved with a racehorse trainer, and Vernon has a surprise visit from a long-lost sibling.

    Director:Noreen Kershaw
    Writer:Andrew McCulloch

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  11. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 11 - Sins of the Fathers
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    #11 - Sins of the Fathers

    S12:E11

    Mike is reacting badly to Tricia's death and has an altercation with an underage drinker in the pub. The boy hits him but is let off by the magistrate - who turns out to be his father.

    Director:Terry Dyddgen-Jones
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  12. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 12 - Bread and Circuses
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    #12 - Bread and Circuses

    S12:E12

    Bellamy is smitten with Alice, the victim of a handbag snatch. Merton and the others are trying to track some valuable porcelain figures stolen in Whitby when a similar theft occurs at Mr Osbourne's.

    Director:Jonas Grimås
    Writer:Neil McKay

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  13. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 13 - For Whom the Bell Tolls
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    #13 - For Whom the Bell Tolls

    S12:E13

    Lord Ashfordly is concerned about falling royalties from High Rigg Quarry and asks Blaketon to investigate. The police are concerned about a quantity of explosives which have gone missing from the quarry just before a visit by the defence minister.

    Director:Noreen Kershaw
    Writer:Peter Gibbs

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  14. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 14 - Out of the Blue
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    #14 - Out of the Blue

    S12:E14

    Vernon and David are travelling in a tanker which overturns spilling its load. Vernon is taken to hospital with memory loss and David claims not to know what they were carrying. The police discover that the tanker has false number plates and its contents are contaminating the water supply.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 15 - The High Life
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    #15 - The High Life

    S12:E15

    A gang of mods cause havoc in the in the village and David is all set to join their gang. Jenny worries when a visit from her brother puts a strain on her relationship with Merton.

    Director:Bob Tomson
    Writer:Susan Wilkins

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  16. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 16 - Hung for a Sheep
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    #16 - Hung for a Sheep

    S12:E16

    Ventress thinks the new PC, Steve Crane, is a bit too anxious to prove his worth. Vernon attempts to impress another new arrival, Dr Liz Merrick, with his community spirit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 17 - The Third Man
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    #17 - The Third Man

    S12:E17

    Mike takes on his first big CID job after getting a tip-off. Vernon persuades Dr Merrick that the surgery needs a face-lift.

    Director:Noreen Kershaw
    Writer:Candy Denman

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  18. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 18 - Missing in Action
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    #18 - Missing in Action

    S12:E18

    Lesley wishes her father was still alive to give her away at the wedding. Bernie visits the chiropodist to have his bunions treated. Gina organises Lesley's hen night.

    Director:Jonas Grimås
    Writer:Peter Gibbs

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  19. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 19 - Caped Crusaders
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    #19 - Caped Crusaders

    S12:E19

    Liz receives anonymous phone calls late at night, and Alec and Dean dress up as Batman and Robin.

    Director:Terry Dyddgen-Jones
    Writer:Brian Finch

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  20. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 20 - Moving Target
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    #20 - Moving Target

    S12:E20

    The village is horrified when it seems there is a sniper on the loose, and Bellamy rethinks his priorities after a near miss with a bullet. DI Shiner makes Mike an offer it would be hard to refuse.

    Director:Bob Tomson
    Writer:Susan Wilkins

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  21. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 21 - Lily of the Valley
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    #21 - Lily of the Valley

    S12:E21

    PC Crane and Dr Merrick worry about the welfare of an elderly farmer's widow. David helps Blaketon front a protest against a local quarry, but Vernon is working for the opposition.

    Director:Judith Dine
    Writer:Peter Gibbs

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  22. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 22 - House Rules
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    #22 - House Rules

    S12:E22

    illagers are curious when a mystery woman comes to live with Steve Crane, and Vernon gets a lucky break when he ventures into the modern art market.

    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch

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  23. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 23 - Mackerel Sky
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    #23 - Mackerel Sky

    S12:E23

    An ex-con uses Jenny to put pressure on Sgt Merton. A newly affluent Vernon organises a charity auction.

    Director:Jonas Grimås
    Writer:Neil McKay

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  24. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 24 - Absent Friends
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    #24 - Absent Friends

    S12:E24

    When a farming couple go missing, Jenny and Liz are left minding the children. Vernon takes a reluctant Bernie on a country hotel mini-break.

    Director:Bob Tomson
    Writer:Jane Hollowood

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  25. Heartbeat Season 12 Episode 25 - Music of the Spheres
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    #25 - Music of the Spheres

    S12:E25

    Things get complicated for Steve when he falls for the beautiful daughter of a Polish violinist staying at Ashfordly Hall. Vernon is visited by two long-lost cousins claiming to have an irresistible business proposition.

    Director:Noreen Kershaw
    Writer:Susan Wilkins

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Skeletons and Cupboards" is the best rated episode of "Heartbeat" season 12. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Noreen Kershaw and written by John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch, it aired on 10/6/2002. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "A Girl's Best Friend".