:: HEARTBEAT - SERIES 8 ::

8.1 SNAKE IN THE GRASS 6. SEP. 98
Gina arrives back in Aidensfield after attending her Uncle George's funeral.. Meanwhile two Neighbours are at war, and Blaketon volunteers to try sort it all out and keep the piece between the two parties. During a meeting to try and sort it out, two people collapse from food poisoning and the other neighbour is blamed. When Gina becomes ill as well Mike persuades Neil to help him find out what has caused it. They both discover it was due to a poisonous plant being mistaken for horse radish and put in the pub's sandwiches. Greengrass finds himself stuck with a snake and Phil's land lady throws him out, so he ends up staying with his Gran...Meanwhile Gina's Aunt Mary come to help her with the pub.
8.2 FALL OUT 13. SEP. 98
Two joy riders steal a mini from outside the Aidensfield Arms pub which has a highly dangerous (if opened) radioactive isotope in the boot of it. They then have a crash and run for it. The owner of the car tells the police of the potential danger and a search is on for the car. Two young lads looking for stuff to sell Greengrass find the isotope in the car, now at a scrap yard and take it, thinking it to be worth something. Mike having learned that the two lads have the isotope, chases one of them to retrieve it. The boy then slips at the top of a cliff and needs rescuing. Mike goes down and gets him and the isotope is thankfully still sealed. Meanwhile Claude's brother turns up and gets him involved in dog racing, but then tricks him.
8.3 FOR BETTER OR WORSE 20. SEP. 98
A young man buys his first car from a local car dealer, He then has a crash, which puts him in hospital. The mans mother is convinced that the car was faulty and wants the dealer, a Mr Marsden punished. Meanwhile, Mike arrests the dealers wife for shop lifting and discovers that she has been beaten by her husband. But she doesn't want it reported and this makes Mike more determined to convict her husband. Mike then discovers that her husband is having an affair, and she is then willing to make a statement about her husbands involvements in a dodgy insurance scheme which includes selling written off cars. Meanwhile Greengrass gets into pigeon racing and gets Bernie and Mary interested.
8.4 PAST CRIMES 27. SEP. 98
A couple are baffled when strange things start happening, and all their clocks have been put back 2 hours in the middle of the night. It turns out that this and other strange things is down to a man from the husbands childhood past. Apparently when they both were children they were partly responsible for another boys death in a mine and now the man wants to blackmail the Husband into helping him rob the bank at which he works. Meanwhile Bernies Scripps' nephew turns up and he turns out to be a good at golf, so Greengrass takes advantage of .this at a match at the local Golf course. And Phil is now lodging at the police house with Mike.
8.5 SPELLBOUND 4. OCT. 98
The daughter of a local magistrate is involved with a lad who is heaverly involved in witch craft. Recent crimes in the area all have a black magic connection, and a local old man feels his life is being run by witch craft. Mike then starts to investigate. Meanwhile the girls brother warns his sister of the dangers of witch craft and tells her boyfriend to leave her alone, but they both choose to ignore him. The girl then decides to attend a ritual. The ritual is then raided by the police.
8.6 BABY LOVE 11. OCT. 98
There is an intruder at a local mother and babies home. A local couple, the Mansfield's baby is abducted. Mr Mansfield who is a buisness man and complains of his childs crying becomes a suspect - he can't account for his whereabouts at the time of the abduction. It turns out he's not responsible and he was in fact with another woman. The police continue to investigate and then realise the cleaner at the boarding house must have the baby. Mike coaxes her into returning the baby. Greengrass gets himself literally in a mess when he asks a newcomer called Gary to lay a concrete drive for him. Gary it is discovered is also the intruder at the boarding house. But he is only trying to see his baby, and tells his girl friend that he wants them to keep it him.
8.7 GIVE A DOG A BAD NAME 18. OCT. 98
A local vet, Joss Roberts likes his drink alot, and is often called out on calls, but has to drive. Craddock who has asked for breathalysers to be used more often tries to get Roberts bought in for drink driving. Roberts makes it hard for Mike when he tries to test him with the breathalyser. Roberts begins to take the police literally and refuses to go out on calls unless Craddock gives him permission to drive. Craddock himself ends up driving Roberts when Lord Ashfordly's horse is in danger. Meanwhile Phil like the stations new secretary Sue, and Greengrass starts to sells fur rugs which end up being infested with flees from Alfred!
8.8 HELLO GOODBYE 25. OCT. 98
An Asian doctor, Deepak Rall comes to settle down and live in Aidensfield, but he and his family are'nt made very welcome by the locals. Neil whose impressed with him, tries to find out about his qualifications because he is considering offering Rall a job. But he can't find any record of Rall being a qualified doctor. Meanwhile two men are threatening Rall and his family and they are in danger, but the police arrive just in time. Mike finds out who has been responsible for the recent badger digging in the area. Greengrass and David set up a mobile shop and start selling tins of steak, that turn out to be tins of foreign dog food. And Phil tries to impress Sue with his cooking skills.
8.9 PAT-A-CAKE 1. NOV. 98
A young couple are going to get married at Gretna Green, because the girl's father doesn't approve of her boyfriend. Meanwhile another local lad who went to school with the girl (Nell) is obsessed with her and Kidnaps her. He keeps her in a locked room in a house, but he does't want to hurt her and just wants her to be his wife instead, and he even has a house ready for them to live in. Nell's husband to be informs the police that she's missing and a huge search is carried out. Maggie realises where the lad may have taken Nell and she is eventually found at the house by Mike. Greengrass in the meantime starts pet sitting.
8.10 EASY RIDER 8. NOV. 98
A cyclist has an accident up on the moors and his body is found but without the bike. Reports come in of UFO sightings up on the moors, which seem occur at the same time each night. Blaketon then also witnesses it and reports his sighting to Ventress. Ventress then investigates and discovers the sightings were RAF pilots turning off their engines to see how far they could glide there planes. Meanwhile Sue's Auntie reveals she was having an affair with the dead cyclist, and Mike learns he did in fact die at her house when he hit his head on a fire place. Greengrass meanwhile gets stuck with loads of model Chairman Mao's, and a young librarian whose into communism, tries to help him sell them.
8.11 HOT ROCKS 15. NOV. 98
8.12 SHADOWS AND SUBSTANCES 22. NOV. 98
8.13 FORBIDDEN FRUIT 29. NOV. 98
8.14 WHERE THERE'S A WILL 6. DEC. 98
An elderly woman is being forced to leave her cottage that she has lived in for many years because a relative of hers wants to sell it. She goes to great lengths to stay in her home. She goes to the estate agent where the property is up for sale and vandilises the place. Mike is called in to take charge of the situation. The women then starts fireing a gun and threatens to set fire to the cottage if she can't stay there. The situation starts to get serious. Due to the situation, Mike and Jackie Lambert, a young Solicitor in Ashfordly don't hit it off at first ! Eventually, after looking into the matter Jackie realises that the house rightfully belongs to the woman and she is able to stay in her home.
8.15 TAKING SIDES 13. DEC. 98
Maggie becomes suspicious of Neil when a new to the area female patient called Eillain Albery keeps visiting him and then accuses him of indecently assaulting her. The police question Neil and he utterly denies the accusations. Neil is angry when Maggie even begins to believes the accusations. It turns out that it was a malicious accusation, motivated by an event that took place 9 years before in Neil past. Apparently Neil made evidence against Albery's husband when a child died and she wanted revenge. Meanwhile Greengrass meets an English civil war re-enactment society and sets up a civil war battle re-enactment. Greengrass however has to find an army for them to fight, so David tells a group of Mods about the 'fight' and it all gets out of hand.
8.16 ECHOES OF THE PAST 24. DEC. 98
Strange happenings make a weathy woman believe that her unborn child is in danger. The police are informed when there is believed to be an intruder at the womans home. The Police eventually discover that the recent happenings were caused by a young lad whom the woman had given up for adoption many years before. However an agreement is reached. Meanwhile the womans husband is entertaining and holding a ballroom dance competition. Mary and Blaketon, to the surprise of Mr and Mrs Craddock win the ballroom dancing competition. Here, Mike and Jackie have their first kiss and Sue, to Phil's delight returns, but only for Christmas. Greengrass, Bernie and David provide the trophy for the winners!
8.17 TWISTS OF FATE 10. JAN. 99
Maggie is treating a sick elderly lady. The lady then has a fit and dies from her illness, and the womans son-in-law then accuses Maggie of medical negligence. Maggie then discovers that the elderly patient changed her will in her favour and made her a main beneficiary. Maggie is then suspended from her job. A valuable painting, also left to Maggie is then stolen. The police start to investigate and discover the son-in-law whose buisness is in financial trouble stole the painting. It is latter learned that the son-in-law did'nt call an Ambulance when his mother-in-law was dieing becuase she would'nt lend him money for his buisness, Maggie is then cleared. Meanwhile Greengrass lets a tramp stay at his home who has a talent for dreaming about winning race horses.
8.18 THE ANGRY BRIGADE 17. JAN. 99
8.19 FIRE AND ASHES 24. JAN. 99
Maggie has just discovered that she is pregnant and she isn't pleased about it becuase she is scared the baby will die as her first child did. She eventually tells Neil and they have a row. Maggie ends up going away with Gina for a couple of days to think things over by herself. While she is away Neil heroically tries to save a boy from a house fire and is tragically killed. Meanwhile Gina talks Maggie into wanting the baby and Maggie rushes back to Aidensfeild to apologise to Neil. On her arrival at the railway station she is met my Mike who has come to tell her the bad news. It turns out that the owner of the burnt house commited arson to claim the insurance.
8.20 ALL IN THE MIND 31. JAN. 99
8.21 FRIENDS LIKE YOU 7. FEB. 99
8.22 OLD TIES 14. FEB. 99
A new restaurant opens up in Ashfordly and the men who own it become the target of threats and sabotage. One of them is the ex husband of Gina's friend Debbie. He left her for the other man who also owns the restaurant, who are revealed to be a gay couple. Debbie is visiting Gina and can't except what's happened. After the sabotage and threats are investigated, it is revealed that part of it is down to her. Greengrass meanwhile has a go at archaeology and finds some ancient remains and hopes to get the financial credit for finding it.
8.23 DAVID STOCKWELL'S GHOST 21. FEB. 99
A well to do family who have moved into the area recently after living for some years in Africa are having serious problems. Their little boy is scared of the violent rows his parents keep having and he is suspected of being being betten by the father. It turns out that it is in fact mother who has been assaulting her son. After yet another row, she storms off in the car and ends up having a horrific crash, but luckily survives. Meanwhile Greengrass becomes the owner of several pigs that cause trouble when they escape and are running all around in the village. And Mrs Ventress is in hospital having an operation, and Alf is worried sick about her!
8.24 TESTAMENT 28. FEB. 99
Henry Tomkinson, an Ashfordly Solicitor and Jackie Lambert's uncle and partner is involved in a hit and run accident. David Stockwell witness' the accident and remembers half of the cars number plate,HAJ. Mike falls out with Jackie becuase he suspects her uncle of the accident. Tomkinson eventually admits it was him involved in the accident. He was affraid that his reputation would be severly damaged if he admitted to it. Mike also considers a job back in London after an old met friend of his turns up. However, Mike and Jackie make up after her Uncle's confession and Mike decides to stay in Aidensfield. Meanwhile Claude and Bernie have trouble finding a place in the church yard to burry the late local, Samuel Hawkins.

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