Characters

The Heartbeat cast from series 17

Police

Aidensfield Village Police Officers:

• PC Nick Rowan,
• PC Mike Bradley,
• PC Steve Crane,
• PC Rob Walker,
• PC Joe Mason

Ashfordly Police Sergeants

• Sgt Oscar Blaketon
• Sgt Raymond Craddock
• Sgt Jennifer Nokes
• Sgt Dennis Merton
• Sgt George Miller

Ashfordly Police Constables

• PC Alf Ventress,
• PC Phil Bellamy,
• PC Tom Nicholson,
• PC Geoff Younger,
• PC Don Wetherby

Medical Staff

Aidensfield Doctors

• Dr Alex Ferrenby,
• Dr Kate Rowan,
• Dr Neil Bolton,
• Dr Tricia Summerbee,
• Dr James Alway-Locum Doctor,
• Dr Liz Merrick,
• Dr Helen Walker

There were no more GP surgeries or Doctors based in Aidensfield after the death of  Dr Helen Walker.

Other Medical Staff

• Dr James Radcliffe
• District Nurse Maggie Bolton
• Pharmacist Jenny Merton
• District Nurse Carol Cassidy
• Dr Chris Oakley

The Aidensfield Arms

Owners:

Lord Ashfordly,

Oscar Blaketon

Landlords/Landladys:

George Ward,

Gina Ward/Bellamy,

Oscar Blaketon

Other Staff:

Mary Ward,

Susie Ward,

Dawn Bellamy

Rogues

• Claude Jeremiah Greengrass
• Vernon Scripps
• Peggy Armstrong

Aidensfield Garage Staff

• Bernie Scripps
• David Stockwell
• Rosie Cartwright

Other Regular Characters

• Eileen Reynolds
• Jo Rowan
• Jackie Bradley
• Andy Ryan
• Jack Hollins
• Debbie Black/Bellamy
• Ben Bates

Recurring Characters

• Alan Maskell
• Susan Maskell
• Walter Maskell
• Sandra Maskell
• Angela Hamilton
• Lord Ashfordly
• Malcolm Mostyn
• Graham Blaketon
• Joan Forrester
• Inspector Crossley
• Rosie Tinniswood
• Inspector Murchison
• Christine Ferguson
• Jennifer Radcliffe
• Susan Radcliffe
• Rita Stirling
• Susannah Temple-Richards
• Joseph Walker
• Ruby Rowan
• Joe Norton
• Norman
• Janet Watkins
• Joyce Jowett
• Charlie Wallace
• Graham Weston
• Fiona Weston
• DI Shiner
• Steve Adams
• Lady Patricia Brewster
• Bessie Bellamy
• Cyril Isaiah Greengrass
• Trevor Chivers
• Stuart Chivers
• Doreen Chivers
• Sue Driscoll
• Penny Craddock
• Gladys Smethurst
• Graham Rysinski
• Edwina Lambert
• Mrs Kellett
• Adrian Miller
• Ben Norton
• Ronnie Smethers
• Jane Black
• Susan Black
• Peter Black

Animals

• Alfred
• Heathcliff
• Deefer

Guest stars

• Richard Todd (legendary actor and WW2 hero),
• David Essex (who played a traveller, or tinker),
• Charlotte Church,
• John Nettles,
• Philip Jackson,
• Geraldine Newman,
• John Simm,
• Gary Barlow,
• David Dickinson,
• Todd Carty,
• Philip Glenister,
• Lulu
• Alan Price
• George Cole
• Ray Illingworth
• Brian Close
• Roy Dotrice
• Roland Gift
• Ralf Little
• Dickie Bird
• Daniel Craig
• Tim Brooke-Taylor
• Twiggy
• Benedict Cumberbatch
• Impressionist Jon Culshaw, and even the Grim Reaper in the final episode of Series 18.