Heartbeat: Season 14
Season 14 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Heartbeat Season 13.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 14 Progress Shield
Money, Money, Money
Sep 5, 2004 · 60 min
A new recruit causes a stir at Ashfordly police station. PC Rob Walker was brought up in Aidensfield but his family life was far from perfect and his father dabbled on the wrong si
Secrets and Lies
Sep 12, 2004 · 60 min
The residents of Aidensfield are terrorised by a blackmailer and Sergeant Merton is less than impressed by the investigative methods of the handsome newcomer PC Rob Walker. Meanwhi
Fakers and Frauds
Sep 19, 2004 · 60 min
The police's reputation is at stake when burglaries appear to be being committed by one of their men. Vernon offers his art expertise to a painting party, but when his life model f
The Happiest Day
Sep 26, 2004 · 60 min
Blaketon is put in a compromising position when the police investigate a warehouse robbery he knows something about. A police lost property clear-out provides David with a new hobb
Hunter's Moon
Oct 3, 2004 · 60 min
Merton has to call in CID when a farmer's body is found tangled in a fence, in suspicious circumstances. Vernon revives an old dance to impress the taxi licensing committee, but he
Wrecked
Oct 10, 2004 · 60 min
Bellamy is forced to confront painful memories when he becomes a target for misplaced revenge. Visiting relatives beset Lord Ashfordly, while Vernon starts the new mechanic on scra
Say It with Flowers
Oct 17, 2004 · 60 min
Merton suspects explosives from a local airfield are linked to a robbery but his hands are tied when a DI pulls rank. Vernon sees a money-spinner when David enters a unique plant i
Precious Stones
Oct 31, 2004 · 60 min
Merton has to call in CID when armed robbers snatch a woman's diamonds from her neck. Ben shares some unexpected news with Liz while David bathes in new found fame.
Buried Secrets
Nov 7, 2004 · 60 min
When an ex-army officer is found dead in his home, suspicion is cast on his money-hungry wife. And Rosie ends up with more admirers than she bargained for when she goes on a blind
Stormy Weather
Nov 14, 2004 · 60 min
When a retired policeman is killed while escaping to Spain with a mystery woman, Merton is faced with the task of breaking the news to his widow. Vernon tries to make a quick buck
Who's Sorry Now?
Nov 21, 2004 · 60 min
A new doctor arrives in Aidensfield, and Merton is put under pressure when Jenny becomes convinced that he is having an affair.
In Sickness and in Health
Nov 28, 2004 · 60 min
A kidnap case leaves Vernon's plans for Liz and Ben's wedding in chaos, while Helen's dreams of a fresh start for her and Matt look set to be shattered. Jenny is relieved when she
In the Bleak Midwinter
Dec 26, 2004 · 60 min
Veteran singer and keyboard player Alan Price guest stars in this festive episode of the rural drama, as the leader of a down-on-their-luck jazz band. Travelling to Aidensfield, wh
Blast from the Past
Mar 13, 2005 · 60 min
Walker is forced to confront his past when he undertakes his own unofficial investigation into a series of violent robberies around Aidensfield. Helen has to come to terms with the
Icon
Mar 20, 2005 · 60 min
Bellamy and Walker hunt for a batch of stolen Russian icons, and suspect the victim of an assault at the Aidensfield Arms might be involved when they discover his criminal connecti
Golf Papa One Zero
Mar 27, 2005 · 60 min
A new sergeant arrives at Aidensfield police station, bringing plenty of radical ideas from his time in the city, much to the officers' disgust. When news gets out of his ambitious
The Long View
Apr 3, 2005 · 60 min
PC Walker receives a tempting offer from an old friend, but as the proposition involves a spot of rule-bending on his part, the decision to go through with it could land him in ser
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Apr 10, 2005 · 60 min
Bellamy tries to impress Miller by going it alone, while the arrival of tax inspector Derek Ford gets the residents of Aidensfield panicked. Vernon bears the brunt of Ford's wrath
Friends and Relations
Apr 17, 2005 · 60 min
Clare finds herself under suspicion when a wild party ends in tragedy with a drugs-related death, and Miller is annoyed to have to reprimand Walker once again when he discovers his
Off the Rails
Apr 24, 2005 · 60 min
A crime wave hits Ashfordly train station as a number of freight wagons mysteriously vanish, giving the police a tricky case to crack, but a sandwich could provide a vital clue. Pe
Rustlers and Hustlers
May 1, 2005 · 60 min
A young girl is injured in a horse riding accident, leading the police to stumble upon a sinister series of animal thefts. Helen tries to tell Rob she doesn't want a relationship w
Duty of Care
May 8, 2005 · 60 min
A young boy is shot at the Hall and Lord Ashfordly comes under investigation for employing child labour - but Bellamy discovers that the truth is rather more complicated. Peggy tur
Shadows from the Past
May 15, 2005 · 60 min
Peggy sets aside her pitchfork for glamour in the hope of charming a wealthy widower. The local community is up in arms when a famous homicide case is reopened for investigation -
Every Dog His Day
May 22, 2005 · 60 min
A group of young offenders come to stay at Ashfordly Hall, but soon find themselves under suspicion after a spate of disturbances in the village. Meanwhile, Blaketon and Ventress g
Services Rendered
May 29, 2005 · 60 min
A witness of a hit and run is sure it was no accident and Peggy acquires some cheap cigarettes which are not what they seem.