:: HEARTBEAT - SERIES 6 ::

6.1 KIDS 1. SEP. 96
Derek Ramsay storms out of his house and weaves his way down to the pub where he assaults Phil, Alf and Nick. Next day he is sentenced to 28 days and while Phil & Alf are taking him to the nick, he escapes and is determined to get back home to his girlfriend who is in danger. Jo asks Nick to speak to the school about road safety and finds Greengrass working as a "lollypop man". Soon after, it's discovered that money is being pilfered from the cloak room and Greengrass is accused of the crime and is fired.
6.2 OLD COLONIALS 8. SEP. 96
6.3 FORGET ME NOT 15. SEP. 96
6.4 A LONG SHOT 22. SEP. 96
A boy is caught stealing and his father tells Nick he will handle the situation but Jo suspects the worst when the boy comes to school with bruises.
Greengrass "borrows" Lord Ashfordly's prize stallion for a horse owner who wants to sire his mares but can't afford to pay the stud fees.
Alf's temper flares because of a gambling problem.
6.5 SOMETHING OF VALUE 29. SEP. 96
Several thousand pounds worth of rare wine has been stolen and Blaketon is anxious to have it cleared up as soon as possible.
Lord Ashfordly catches Greengrass with a sack full of game and gives him an ultimatum to either go to jail or watch his property for sheep smugglers.
Ventress is getting deeper in debt with his gambling.
6.6 FRAIL MORTALITY 6. OCT. 96
The head teacher's daughter is injured in a hit-and-run accident and Maggie, who was at the scene, becomes the prime suspect.
Nick decides he wants to become a sergeant.
6.7 SNAPPED 13. OCT. 96
A young man who has worked at the same job for years is suddenly fired because of a few minor problems, and he then gets drunk goes home and holds his mother hostage.
A top fashion photographer and 2 beautiful models come to town to shoot some pictures and everyone wants to be in on the act. But they soon find out that the group are not just there for the pictures.
Jo's plan to go away with Nick for the weekend is foiled and she kicks him out.
6.8 CATCH US IF YOU CAN 20. OCT. 96
Juke boxes are all the rage in the local pubs until 2 bikers start vandalizing them. Nick starts to investigate the companies involved in selling the juke boxes.
Ventress's daughter is getting married and he is sent to look after the husband-to-be at his stag party but Ventress is the one who needs looking after.
Nick and Jo are on the outs.
6.9 GIVING THE GAME AWAY 27. OCT. 96
Nick's Mum drops in for a visit.
Jo is still trying to get together with Nick. A man named Erol is chased off private property and Nick later discovers that he had arrested this man for theft when he was still working in London.
Greengrass is running bets on a cricket match and Erol joins the team.
6.10 THE CHAMPIONSHIP 3. NOV. 96
Greengrass faces an old enemy in a quoits match.
Nick meets Jo's parents for the first time. Jo hasn't told her parents that Nick had been married, and he forces the issue. The parents are pretty worried, but console themselves that it's just a stage - "She's not serious about him, of course.". An encounter with Ruby doesn't help!
I think this is the episode where Nick decides he's serious about Jo, and finally says goodbye to Kate.
6.11 WHO NEEDS ENEMIES? 10. NOV. 96
Greengrass takes a bundle of money for bets but before he can place them he lands up in hospital with a suspected appendix problem.
Two boys roam the golf course looking for golf balls when one of them falls and is knocked out. When he is in hospital they find hand marks on his face
An Inspector turns up in Ashfordly to scrutinize the station - a big shakeup is in the works and Blakton is worried he'll have to move.
6.12 THANKS TO ALFRED 17. NOV. 96
The Masked Marvel comes to town and everyone's excited about seeing the up-coming wrestling match - til Alfred bites him in the leg.
A woman leaves her husband and 2 kids to move in with another man. Her son takes it badly and acts quite agressively toward his Mother.
She is later found dead alongside the road and the Husband looks a likely suspect.
6.13 OBSESSIONS 1. DEC. 96
When Nick rescues a woman from a house fire, her appreciation develops into something more sinister.
Nick and Jo move to a new stage in their relationship.
6.14 THE BEST LAID PLANS 8. DEC. 96
A notorious thief moves back into the area. A woman is haunted by her past.
Eileen has difficulty coping when Jo stays overnight at the Police House.
6.15 BYGONES BE BYGONES 15. DEC. 96
Nick is suspicious when a financial adviser calls at Jo's cottage.
Not much relationship development going on here, although Nick has an encounter with Jo's father that may change things in the future.
6.16 OLD FRIENDS 22. DEC. 96
Nick goes undercover to catch an escaped prisoner. Antonin, an old flame of Eileen's, re-appears and urges her to marry him, but she decides to stay in Aidensfield while Katie needs her. Nick learns that he has passed his Sergeant's Exams.
Eileen worries when Jo is too keen for her to go with Antonin, and feels that Jo doesn't want her around.
6.17 CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME 25. DEC. 96
Last episode of the season; a Christmas episode with everything happening! A snowstorm cuts off the Aidensfield/Ashfordly area. Nick and Jo are stranded at Jo's cottage. A plane crashes nearby, carrying a heavily pregnant woman who gives birth in a barn. Nick captures a wanted criminal who the Met have been tracking for over a year. Claude sells geese for Christmas dinner. A bus-load of senior citizens arrive at the Aidensfield school christmas concert. Phil and Alf are in just one of the vehicles that get stranded by the snow. And last but by no means least... Nick asks Jo to marry him!

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