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The Best Episodes of Heartbeat Season 18

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Every episode of Heartbeat Season 18 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Heartbeat Season 18!

The Best Episodes of Heartbeat Season 18

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. Background image for Family Matters
    7.7/10(35 votes)

    #1 - Family Matters

    S18:E1

    Miller's personal and professional lives are put under jeopardy when his daughter Cheryl is kidnapped, Aunt Peggy thinks she is dying, a suspicious man stays at the Aidensfield Arms who could be connected to a possible assassination attempt on a foreign leader who is attending a conference.

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    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch
  2. Background image for England Expects
    8.0/10(35 votes)

    #2 - England Expects

    S18:E2

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    Director:Jonas Grimås
    Writer:Shaun McKenna
  3. Background image for Mother of Invention
    7.3/10(31 votes)

    #3 - Mother of Invention

    S18:E3

    A woman who claims to be Carol's mum appears in Aidensfield along with a friend of Carol's. Carol and Joe are involved with the problems of a young mother. David and Dawn start a money making scheme with David becoming a chimney sweep.

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    Director:Roger Bamford
    Writer:Mark Holloway
  4. Background image for Living off the Land
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #4 - Living off the Land

    S18:E4

    Joe and Carol investigate when a woman from a group of travellers is found to have been beaten, Don finds out his wife is cheating on him, Lord Ashfordly's gamekeeper and the head of the travellers are involved in a drugs plot, a man is found murdered on Lord Ashfordly's estate and David is at war with a rival taxi firm.

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    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Susan Wilkins
  5. Background image for Guilty Secrets
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #5 - Guilty Secrets

    S18:E5

    Joe risks his career to help DS Dawson when it appears she has stolen £400 during a police raid on a criminal's house and Bernie finds out he has a daughter he never knew existed

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    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch
  6. Background image for Strike Up the Band
    7.5/10(37 votes)

    #6 - Strike Up the Band

    S18:E6

    The rivalry between two competing brass bands escalates when the police are forced to step in.

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    Director:Jonas Grimås
    Writer:Shaun McKenna
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  7. Background image for Return Crossing
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Return Crossing

    S18:E7

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    Director:Judith Dine
    Writer:Peter Gibbs
  8. Background image for Looking For Isabella
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #8 - Looking For Isabella

    S18:E8

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    Director:Jonas Grimås
    Writer:Jane Hollowood
  9. Background image for The Hospital Job
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    #9 - The Hospital Job

    S18:E9

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    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Jonathan Critchley
  10. Background image for Ups and Downs
    7.4/10(28 votes)

    #10 - Ups and Downs

    S18:E10

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    Director:Tony Prescott
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch
  11. Background image for Thursday's Children
    7.5/10(33 votes)

    #11 - Thursday's Children

    S18:E11

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    Director:Roger Bamford
    Writer:Michael Eaton
  12. Background image for The Middle of Somewhere
    6.8/10(34 votes)

    #12 - The Middle of Somewhere

    S18:E12

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    Director:Roger Bamford
    Writer:Michael Eaton
  13. Background image for School of Hard Knocks
    7.4/10(26 votes)

    #13 - School of Hard Knocks

    S18:E13

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    Director:Piotr Szkopiak
    Writer:Peter Gibbs
  14. Background image for The Runaways
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #14 - The Runaways

    S18:E14

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    Director:Judith Dine
    Writer:John Milne
  15. Background image for Cashing In
    7.9/10(32 votes)

    #15 - Cashing In

    S18:E15

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    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writer:Shaun McKenna
  16. Background image for A Whiter Shade Of Pale
    7.8/10(34 votes)

    #16 - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

    S18:E16

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    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Mark Holloway
  17. Background image for The War of the Roses
    7.7/10(28 votes)

    #17 - The War of the Roses

    S18:E17

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    Director:Jonas Grimås
    Writer:Susan Wilkins
  18. Background image for Ties That Bind
    7.8/10(30 votes)

    #18 - Ties That Bind

    S18:E18

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    Director:Judith Dine
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch
  19. Background image for Deadlier Than the Male
    6.8/10(26 votes)

    #19 - Deadlier Than the Male

    S18:E19

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    Director:Dominic Leclerc
    Writer:Peter Gibbs
  20. Background image for Jobs for the Boys
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Jobs for the Boys

    S18:E20

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    Director:Roger Bamford
    Writer:Jane Hollowood
  21. Background image for My One and Only
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #21 - My One and Only

    S18:E21

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    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writer:Shaun McKenna
  22. Background image for The Open Door
    7.6/10(29 votes)

    #22 - The Open Door

    S18:E22

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    Director:Tim Dowd
    Writer:Jonathan Critchley
  23. Background image for Pass the Parcel
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #23 - Pass the Parcel

    S18:E23

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    Director:Judith Dine
    Writer:Mark Holloway

Season 18 Ratings Summary

"Family Matters" is the best rated episode of "Heartbeat" season 18. It scored 7.7/10 based on 35 votes. Directed by Gerry Mill and written by John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch, it aired on 10/12/2008. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "England Expects".