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Heartbeat S18E1 — Family Matters
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Heartbeat•Season 18•Episode 1

Family Matters

7.8/10 · 37 votesOct 12, 200860 min

Ranked #13 of 24 in Season 18•matches the season avg

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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

Directed byGerry Mill
Written byJohn Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch
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Cast12

Derek Fowlds

Derek Fowlds

Oscar Blaketon

William Simons

William Simons

PC Alf Ventress

Tricia Penrose

Tricia Penrose

Gina Bellamy

Peter Benson

Peter Benson

Bernie Scripps

Gwen Taylor

Gwen Taylor

Peggy Armstrong

Lisa Kay

Lisa Kay

Carol Cassidy

Joseph McFadden

Joseph McFadden

PC Joe Mason

Nikki Sanderson

Nikki Sanderson

Dawn Bellamy

David Lonsdale

David Lonsdale

David Stockwell

Steven Blakeley

Steven Blakeley

PC Geoff Younger

John Duttine

John Duttine

Sgt George Miller

R

Rupert Ward-Lewis

PC Don Wetherby

Crew5

G

Gerry Mill

Director

John Flanagan

John Flanagan

Writer

Andrew McCulloch

Andrew McCulloch

Writer

M

Mark Lisbon

Stunt Coordinator

E

Elisa Cherene Holliday

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Family Matters" is episode 1 of Heartbeat season 18. It scored 7.8/10 from 37 votes, ranking #13 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Gerry Mill and written by John Flanagan, Andrew McCulloch, it aired on October 12, 2008.

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