7.7/1035 votes#1 - Family Matters
Season 18 Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2008
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
Writer: John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch
8.0/1034 votes#2 - England Expects
Season 18 Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2008
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Director: Jonas Grimås
Writer: Shaun McKenna
7.3/1030 votes#3 - Mother of Invention
Season 18 Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2008
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
7.6/1027 votes#4 - Living off the Land
Season 18 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2008
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
7.9/1030 votes#5 - Guilty Secrets
Season 18 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2008
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
Writer: John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch
7.6/1036 votes#6 - Strike Up the Band
Season 18 Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/2008
The rivalry between two competing brass bands escalates when the police are forced to step in.
Director: Jonas Grimås
Writer: Shaun McKenna
7.3/1024 votes#7 - Return Crossing
Season 18 Episode 7 - Aired 4/19/2009
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Director: Judith Dine
Writer: Peter Gibbs
7.4/1029 votes#8 - Looking For Isabella
Season 18 Episode 8 - Aired 4/26/2009
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Director: Jonas Grimås
Writer: Jane Hollowood
7.8/1032 votes#9 - The Hospital Job
Season 18 Episode 9 - Aired 5/3/2009
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Director: Andrew Morgan
Writer: Jonathan Critchley
7.5/1027 votes#10 - Ups and Downs
Season 18 Episode 10 - Aired 5/10/2009
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Director: Tony Prescott
Writer: John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch
7.5/1032 votes#11 - Thursday's Children
Season 18 Episode 11 - Aired 5/17/2009
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Director: Roger Bamford
Writer: Michael Eaton
6.8/1033 votes#12 - The Middle of Somewhere
Season 18 Episode 12 - Aired 5/24/2009
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Director: Roger Bamford
Writer: Michael Eaton
7.4/1025 votes#13 - School of Hard Knocks
Season 18 Episode 13 - Aired 5/31/2009
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Director: Piotr Szkopiak
Writer: Peter Gibbs
7.3/1026 votes#14 - The Runaways
Season 18 Episode 14 - Aired 6/7/2009
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Director: Judith Dine
Writer: John Milne
7.9/1031 votes#15 - Cashing In
Season 18 Episode 15 - Aired 6/14/2009
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Director: Gerry Mill
Writer: Shaun McKenna
7.8/1033 votes#16 - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Season 18 Episode 16 - Aired 7/18/2010
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Director: Andrew Morgan
Writer: Mark Holloway
7.7/1027 votes#17 - The War of the Roses
Season 18 Episode 17 - Aired 7/25/2010
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Director: Jonas Grimås
Writer: Susan Wilkins
7.8/1029 votes#18 - Ties That Bind
Season 18 Episode 18 - Aired 8/1/2010
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Director: Judith Dine
Writer: John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch
6.8/1025 votes#19 - Deadlier Than the Male
Season 18 Episode 19 - Aired 8/8/2010
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Director: Dominic Leclerc
Writer: Peter Gibbs
- 7.6/1021 votes
#20 - Jobs for the Boys
Season 18 Episode 20 - Aired 8/15/2010
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Director: Roger Bamford
Writer: Jane Hollowood
7.7/1026 votes#21 - My One and Only
Season 18 Episode 21 - Aired 8/22/2010
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Director: Gerry Mill
Writer: Shaun McKenna
7.6/1028 votes#22 - The Open Door
Season 18 Episode 22 - Aired 8/29/2010
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Director: Tim Dowd
Writer: Jonathan Critchley
7.4/1028 votes#23 - Pass the Parcel
Season 18 Episode 23 - Aired 9/5/2010
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Director: Judith Dine
Writer: Mark Holloway
8.3/1055 votes#24 - Sweet Sorrow
Season 18 Episode 24 - Aired Unknown
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Director: Roger Bamford
Writer: John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch
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!
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Genres:CrimeDramaComedy
Network:ITV1
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".