:: HEARTBEAT - SERIES 4 ::

4.1 WILD THING  4. SEP. 94
Nick investigates the disappearance of several sheep in the hills of Aidensfield. At first rustlers are suspected but when they find some badly mauled sheep they begin to think its a large animal. Whitby's new Inspector Crossley immediately sets out to find the "tiger" which is causing all the problems.
The Inland Revenue has caught up with Greengrass and he has to find a way out of paying back a lot of money.
Kate joins Dr. James Radcliffe in his Whitby practice.
4.2 WITCH HUNT  11. SEP. 94
Nancy Bellow, live-in help and companion to Amy Dewhurst, is believed to be a witch according to the local kids. When Amy dies and leaves the house to her relatives Nancy finds herself looking for other accomodation but still coming in to cook for the relatives. When they are taken to hospital with poisoning, suspicion falls on Nancy especially after Nick has been to the poison register and found that she had made a purchase.
4.3 MIDDAY SUN 18. SEP. 94
Nick comes across a suspected case of rabies when the local garage owner ends up in hospital with violent convulsions and a raging thrust. The suspected dog belongs to a family camping out near Aidensfield. The dog is missing and the son is out looking for it. Meanwhile the police station gets a new car and unfortunately Ventress gets to drive it first.
4.4 TURN OF THE TIDE 25. SEP. 94
Ventress goes on a fishing holiday near Whitby and Nick joins him but is actually undercover to investigate smuggling in the area. They stay at the local lodge run by the Stirlings. Nick persuades Jake Stirling to help him after he sees a container picked up at sea. Jake's girlfriend finds out she is pregnant but Jake wants her to get an abortion. She seeks help from Kate who tells her it is against the law.
And Greengrass is up to his old tricks while Nick is away.
4.5 LOVE CHILD 2. OCT. 94
There is a break-in at Ashfordly Council Offices and among the items missing is a file detailing an abortion. A toddler is abducted in Whitby.
Greengrass has taken to pigeon racing and is very upset when some falcons kill one of his pigeons. He can't convince Nick that its a matter for the police so when birdwatchers discover smashed falcon eggs the blame goes to Greengrass.
4.6 NICE GIRLS DON'T 9. OCT. 94
After a rugby match between the police and local harbourmen, Gina has a good time flirting with the locals and with Bellamy. When she leaves one of the men tries to go with her but she says no and then discovers she is being followed. She panics and stalls her car and runs into the woods narrowly missing getting assaulted. She reports the crime but is not taken seriously. Luckily Nick is on hand when the attacker strikes again.
4.7 TROUBLE IN MIND 16. OCT. 94
A man returns to Aidensfield after having disappeared several years ago. He can't remember the last 7 years of this life. He had left his family and disappeared with the payroll from his employer's bank.
Kate asks his wife to see him while Nick investigates the lost payroll. While their enquiries are progressing another woman appears claiming to be this man's wife.
4.8 FAIR GAME 23. OCT. 94
Nick investigates the suspicous death of Jack Temple-Richards after he takes a fall during a hunt. He had arrived looking very drunk but insisting to participate and when he dies the pathologist finds high levels of sleeping pills in his bloodstream.
Greengrass mourns the death of Archie Cutter only because he wants the man's poultry - he was known as a notorious cock-fighter and now Greengrass wants some of the action.
4.9 RED HERRING 30. OCT. 94
he Cold War comes to Aidensfield as a Russian defector is on the loose.
The crew of a Russian ship, which docks in Whitby, go out on the town and a fight breaks out in one of the pubs. One of the sailors asks Nick for political asylum after he thinks he has killed his skipper.
Meanwhile Dr. Radcliffe's daughter and a friend go missing on the moors and a search and rescue is mounted for them. The sailor finally finds out he has not really killed his skipper and wants back on his ship. And of course Greengrass is up to his old tricks - trout poaching with a resident Russian priest.
4.10 ARMS AND THE MAN 6. NOV. 94
Ron Cooper is injured when a round from his Lee Enfield .303 Army Rifle explodes in the breech. Nick's investigations discover a cache of ammunition and explosives that Cooper has cached in a hut in Askrigg Quarry. Meanwhile, Claude has used some of Cooper's grenades to clear Lord Ashfordly's pond of 500 or so trout.
Kate and Nick's relationship is showing the strain of the long hours Kate is working in Whitby. Kate is rarely home except on weekends.
Mrs Swinton thinks she might be pregnant, and Kate offers her some Pro Sofil, a drug which will bring on a latte period. Later, we see Kate taking this herself - she is pregnant, and not sure how she feels about it.
Niamh Cusack appears to already be quite pregnant in this show (4-5 months?) - she wears baggy coats and jackets, and we never get a good look at her middle!
Claude proposes to Gina (he's joking, of course!).
4.11 TREADING CAREFULLY 13. NOV. 94
Nick and Kate's relationship worsens, and the strain starts to show on Nick's work. Blaketon has a talk with Nick about it. The uncertainty is putting a strain on Nick - "At least when the separation is permanent you know where you are," says Nick. He touches on the possibility of his leaving the police force to parent the child while Kate continues to work.
Kate considers abortion, but rejects the concept. She's concerned that it's the wrong time professionally for a pregnancy. James reassures her that everything will work, with an anecdote about his wife's first pregnancy, which they discovered when he was just starting out in General Practice, with no money and a leaky roof. "What did you do?" asks Kate. "Put buckets under the leaky roof and bought a book called Name your Baby," explains James.
Kate tells Nick she's pregnant. He is enthusiastic, but she's still lukewarm (to say the least!). She feels she has let James down by becoming pregnant, but he is supportive.
3 young army lads who have been camping at Greengrass's are stealing lead from rooves. One falls from the church tower to the roof of the church, seriously injuring himself. When Kate climbs to the roof to administer first aid, Nick is furious and horrified. Kate tells him it is her job. Later, when one of the army lads attacks Nick with a knife and cuts his hand, Nick can respond the same way. Greengrass's reaction to the capture of the youths - "If I'd known they'd been nickin' lead, I'd'a charged 'em more."
4.12 BAD BLOOD 20. NOV. 94
Kate reaches agreement with James: She will drop back to the original 2 surgeries a week in Whitby, and James will cover her practice in Aidensfield when necessary.
Emily Jacobs finds out she is pregnant, and runs away from home when her husband Arthur fights with his brother Darcy. Their father died some years ago when his tractor rolled over and crushed him. The family farm was left to Arthur (the younger of the sons). Darcy feels Arthur poisoned their father against him. Emily is afraid of what Darcy might do.
Gina's old friend Billy Renshawe turns up to visit the pub. He has been released from prison. When the pub's till turns up 5 pounds short, Gina realises Billy has stolen the money and makes it up. Billy uses the money to buy a stereo from Claude. Darcy stole the stereo from Emily.
Meanwhile, Emily has run to the police house to stay with Kate and Nick. (Kate is into Laura Ashley-style maternity dresses by now). Darcy follows her to the police house and breaks in, terrorising both women before attempting to abduct Emily. Luckily Nick and co arrive in time to save her.
Later, Arthur and Darcy confess that Darcy killed their father. Arthur helped him to cover it up by rolling the tractor onto the body. Emily considers leaving him, but decides her and her baby's place is with her husband.
Meanwhile, Nick is clearly looking forward to the birth of his and Kate's baby - he buys a set of toy soldier skittles from a second-hand store. Kate suggests she might be craving banana & marmite sandwiches, or chips & ice-cream!
4.13 ASSAULT AND BATTERY 27. NOV. 94
While Nick is investigating a graffiti problem at a battery egg farm, the case takes a sinister turn. Greengrass tries his had at selling free range eggs.
4.14 LOST AND FOUND 6. DEC. 94
A visitor turns up in Aidensfield but is distressed to learn he has lost his case on the train and asks Nick to help retrieve it.The case contains the ashes of his deceased wife - he has brought them home to his wife's estranged family to be buried, however the old woman has always hated him for taking her daughter and for encouraging her dead boys to join the army.
4.15 BIRD IN THE HAND 13. DEC. 94
Kate & Nick investigate an outbreak of brucellosis at Abbot's Farm.
4.16 A WINTERS TALE (CHRISTMAS SPECIAL) 25. DEC. 94
It's Christmas in Aidensfield. Kate thinks she is going into labor. The week before Christmas has Nick busy tracking the culprits responsible for stealing fir trees from private property to be sold as Christmas trees.
A well-off lady accuses her neighbour's children of stealing something or other. However, the real winner in this episode is Claude who gets stuck in the scenery at the children's school Christmas Concert. Everyone has left the school and is out in the back yard admiring the stars on Christmas Eve.

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