The BEST episodes of Heartbeat season 18
Every episode of Heartbeat season 18, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Heartbeat season 18!
Heartbeat is based on the Constable books by Nicholas Rhea, set in the fictional 1960s Yorkshire town of Aidensfield. The first seasons focus on the lives of London policeman Nick Rowan, who moves to the village with his doctor wife Kate. Nick's police colleagues feature in the series, under the leadership of the crusty but kindhearted Sergeant Blaketon. Blaketon's nemesis is Claude Jeremiah Greengrass, poacher and occasional small-time fence. Greengrass is a regular patron of the Aidensfield Arms hotel, run by George Ward and his pretty niece Gina. It's here at the pub that we see much of the day-to-day social interaction in the series.
#1 - Jobs for the Boys
Season 18 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/15/2010
A golfing friend of Oscar's asks him to look into the disappearance of his son, who left home after a heated argument with his overbearing father, and has been seen often visiting a club in Whitby. Meanwhile, the police in Aidensfield are left puzzled by a modern-day Robin Hood, who has committed a series of burglaries, giving the stolen money to a group of elderly occupants of a newly-built block of flats.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - A Whiter Shade of Pale
Season 18 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/18/2010
After announcing her engagement to a businessman (who hasn't split from his wife), a newcomer to the village is found dead in her kitchen. The death reignites memories in Joe of his mother's death, which could hamper his judgement in the murder investigation. Meanwhile, Dawn gets an opportunity to make some money by using Vince's hot dog wagon on the day of a football match… in competition with Peggy's jacket potato business.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - The War of the Roses
Season 18 - Episode 17 - Aired 7/25/2010
Joe and Sgt. Miller arrange a meeting of the local farmers, in a bid to end their harassment of a very unpopular neighbour whose working practices have made him thoroughly disliked. Meanwhile, Dawn falls for an attractive, charming newcomer. She later finds out he is prone to abrupt, angry episodes, which are the cause of a troubled past. And David is hired to assist Peggy in compiling an inventory of the contents of a house which belonged to a woman who has recently died. However, David fears the unsettled spirit of the dead woman's companion is haunting the house, upset because of Peggy's dodgy dealings.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - My One and Only
Season 18 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/22/2010
An insurance salesman's murder produces some interesting suspects. Whilst repairs are being carried out at his house Alf makes himself at home in the Aidensfield Arms, but soon outstays his welcome. Meanwhile, a face from the past surprises Miller.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Pass The Parcel
Season 18 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/5/2010
Joe finds a bag of explosives in an abandoned van, following having thwarted a gang of safe robbers. Dawn's birthday party may go off with a bang, when the explosives end up in the wrong hands. Meanwhile, Oscar is left red-faced after investigating Don's strange disappearances at lunchtimes.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - The Open Door
Season 18 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/29/2010
Sergeant Nokes returns to take charge, in a case about a badly beaten lorry driver and a health epidemic which follows, involving stolen condemned meat. Meanwhile, Peggy opens a B & B at a mansion, while the owner of the residence is away. However, she ends up in trouble with the police for being in possession of stolen goods.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - 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.
#9 - Looking for Isabella
Season 18 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/26/2009
A young boy playing with his brother and sister in the grounds of a neglected house disappears. Wetherby does some investigating and the missing boy is found, having fallen down into a well. A rescue attempt is made by the fire service and a media frenzy starts. But things take an even more serious tone when gunshots come from the house… A celebrity journalist meanwhile is searching for gossip in the village.
#10 - Ties That Bind
Season 18 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/1/2010
Armed robbers are targeting post offices around Aidensfield, leading to Mason working with his old flame Rachel Dawson. Her career meanwhile is in doubt, following being in an affair with a senior colleague. Carol isn't overly impressed when she spots Joe in a romantic clinch with Rachel, who denies this and says it was in the line of duty and nothing guilty. Meanwhile, Peggy offers to house clean for a man. Oscar thinks she is after the man's money. However, it is the man's wife, who is a resident in a nursing home, who has a shady past.
#11 - Sweet Sorrow
Season 18 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/12/2010
A troubled and wounded young man arrives in Aidensfield, occuring at the same time as the discovery of a woman's body on the moors, which starts off a chain of events, leading to the life of one long-time resident hanging in the balance.
#12 - Deadlier Than the Male
Season 18 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/8/2010
A woman sues for divorce after a domestic dispute gets out of hand. The woman's solicitor doesn't help matters by doing nothing much to calm the situation. Meanwhile, Peggy's hold over David is under threat from the womanly wiles of the daughter of Stan Bickle, who has come to visit.
#13 - Return Crossing
Season 18 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/19/2009
Joe is asked to help a widow who is getting death threats from a corrupt person who knew her late husband. A visitor from Poland arrives in the village looking for a lost love.
#14 - 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
#15 - School of Hard Knocks
Season 18 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/31/2009
Jim Osgood, a tough PE teacher who was in the Territorial Army, uses his experience to exact a harsh discipline at Ashfordly School. However this way of teaching ends up with a boy at the school, a troublemaker named Gary, ending up in the hospital. The boy is determined to take revenge, and so breaks into Mr. Osgood's office, taking his gun, forcing Joe into a race against time to stop this turning into something fatal. Elsewhere Oscar is organising a trip to London for the villagers. But his detailed plan for the trip creates rifts in the party.L
#16 - The Hospital Job
Season 18 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/3/2009
Dawson helps out in the investigation of an antiques dealer, accused of the selling of stolen property. While Joe and Don stake out his premises in the hope of catching the dealer red-handed he sets fire to his property. Elsewhere trouble flares up when Taoist monks arrive in the village and tragedy hits two local troublemakers.
#17 - 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.
#18 - England Expects
Season 18 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2008
Master criminal Albert Hallows escapes from custody and vows to get revenge on the Aidensfield police, getting help from two young boys to steal valuables. Dawn teaches Geoff ballroom dancing before his date with widow Joyce Jowett (not knowing he has feelings for her) and David makes clay pots for Peggy's latest money making scheme.
#19 - Cashing In
Season 18 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/14/2009
A deluge of banknotes which have been forged causes the police to believe a gangster who is on the run has arrived in Aidensfield. When they attempt to flush the gangster out DS Dawson's life is put in danger. Meanwhile, Miller is having marriage problems and Bernie thinks Judy Garland (his favourite celebrity) has moved into the area. Her arrival causes excitement among the villagers.
#20 - The Middle of Somewhere
Season 18 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/24/2009
Mick is ruled out as a suspect in Rosie's disappearance by Joe and Rachel. They switch their attention to a motel, which is situated close to where a car belonging to a missing woman was found deserted. An investigation finds the bar owner's son has a criminal record so the search is now on for him. Meanwhile, Nev's sister's newborn baby is delivered by Carol who is delighted later on when her long-lost brother arrives in the town.
#21 - Ups and Downs
Season 18 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/10/2009
Rachel, Joe and Don investigate a string of burglaries when wealthy homes in the region come under threat from a cat burglar. Carol is taken by a new visitor to the village, Lord Ashfordly's nephew. Peggy sets a date up between David and an old friend of hers who is camping close to the farm. Finally, Mick returns to Aidensfield, but Bernie starts to worry when Rosie isn't with him..
#22 - The Runaways
Season 18 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/7/2009
A gangster arrives in Aidensfield, looking for an accountant who is on the run with his family. The accountant and his family are involved in a car accident involving a tractor. Following an investigation into the incident Joe discovers he is on the run from the gangster. Meanwhile, David purchases an old jeep which is soon discovered to have a history in the military.
#23 - Strike Up the Band
Season 18 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/2008
The rivalry between two brass bands in Aidensfield stirs up a tale including adultery, poisoning and violence. Dawn announces she is moving to Paris with a young man she has just met and Joe and Rachel's relationship hots up, causing problems between him and Carol.
#24 - Thursday's Children
Season 18 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/17/2009
Carol, Joe and Rachel head off to Austraila to find Rosie and Carol's brother. Whilst searching for Rosie, Joe and Rachel discover there may have been domestic abuse in Mick's relationship with Rosie, ending in him becoming a suspect in her disappearance. Meanwhile, Carol visits a monastery in Brisbane looking for her brother. However it leads to a threatening situation when she receives a call from a person who has information on the whereabouts of her brother, which leads her into a trap.