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The Best Episodes of Heartbeat Season 18

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

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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 18 Episode 1 - Family Matters
    7.8/10(37 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.

    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch

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  2. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 2 - England Expects
    8.2/10(37 votes)

    #2 - England Expects

    S18:E2

    No description available

    Director:Jonas Grimås
    Writer:Shaun McKenna

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  3. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 3 - Mother of Invention
    7.6/10(33 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.

    Director:Roger Bamford
    Writer:Mark Holloway

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  4. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 4 - Living off the Land
    7.9/10(31 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.

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Susan Wilkins

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  5. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 5 - Guilty Secrets
    8.2/10(35 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

    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch

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  6. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 6 - Strike Up the Band
    7.7/10(40 votes)

    #6 - Strike Up the Band

    S18:E6

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

    Director:Jonas Grimås
    Writer:Shaun McKenna

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  7. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 7 - Return Crossing
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #7 - Return Crossing

    S18:E7

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    Director:Judith Dine
    Writer:Peter Gibbs

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  8. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 8 - Looking For Isabella
    7.7/10(37 votes)

    #8 - Looking For Isabella

    S18:E8

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    Director:Jonas Grimås
    Writer:Jane Hollowood

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  9. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 9 - The Hospital Job
    7.9/10(36 votes)

    #9 - The Hospital Job

    S18:E9

    No description available

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Jonathan Critchley

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  10. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 10 - Ups and Downs
    7.7/10(30 votes)

    #10 - Ups and Downs

    S18:E10

    No description available

    Director:Tony Prescott
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch

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  11. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 11 - Thursday's Children
    7.7/10(35 votes)

    #11 - Thursday's Children

    S18:E11

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    Director:Roger Bamford
    Writer:Michael Eaton

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  12. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 12 - The Middle of Somewhere
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    #12 - The Middle of Somewhere

    S18:E12

    No description available

    Director:Roger Bamford
    Writer:Michael Eaton

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  13. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 13 - School of Hard Knocks
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    #13 - School of Hard Knocks

    S18:E13

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    Director:Piotr Szkopiak
    Writer:Peter Gibbs

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  14. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 14 - The Runaways
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #14 - The Runaways

    S18:E14

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    Director:Judith Dine
    Writer:John Milne

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  15. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 15 - Cashing In
    8.1/10(35 votes)

    #15 - Cashing In

    S18:E15

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    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writer:Shaun McKenna

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  16. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 16 - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
    8.1/10(37 votes)

    #16 - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

    S18:E16

    No description available

    Director:Andrew Morgan
    Writer:Mark Holloway

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  17. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 17 - The War of the Roses
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #17 - The War of the Roses

    S18:E17

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    Director:Jonas Grimås
    Writer:Susan Wilkins

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  18. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 18 - Ties That Bind
    8.1/10(34 votes)

    #18 - Ties That Bind

    S18:E18

    No description available

    Director:Judith Dine
    Writers:John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch

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  19. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 19 - Deadlier Than the Male
    7.1/10(29 votes)

    #19 - Deadlier Than the Male

    S18:E19

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    Director:Dominic Leclerc
    Writer:Peter Gibbs

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  20. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 20 - Jobs for the Boys
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Jobs for the Boys

    S18:E20

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    Director:Roger Bamford
    Writer:Jane Hollowood

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  21. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 21 - My One and Only
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #21 - My One and Only

    S18:E21

    No description available

    Director:Gerry Mill
    Writer:Shaun McKenna

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  22. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 22 - The Open Door
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #22 - The Open Door

    S18:E22

    No description available

    Director:Tim Dowd
    Writer:Jonathan Critchley

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  23. Heartbeat Season 18 Episode 23 - Pass the Parcel
    7.7/10(31 votes)

    #23 - Pass the Parcel

    S18:E23

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    Director:Judith Dine
    Writer:Mark Holloway

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Season 18 Ratings Summary

"Family Matters" is the best rated episode of "Heartbeat" season 18. It scored 7.8/10 based on 37 votes. Directed by Gerry Mill and written by John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch, it aired on 10/12/2008. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "England Expects".