Heartbeat: Waifs and Strays

Series 13, episode 7

Written by
Directed by
Andrew Morgan

Originally Aired On: Sunday, 26 October 2003

Dr Merrick is called out to a remote farmhouse, where she discovers three children have been left orphaned by the death of their father. Adamant that the family should stay together, Steve helps the eldest fight a custody battle, but a series of obstacles stands in their way. Meanwhile, Vernon opens a caravan park, but it is David who ends up having to entertain the not-so-happy campers

Cast

AislĂ­n McGuckin...Dr. Liz Merrick
Kate Crossley...Meg Barnwell
Paddy Douglas...Robert Barnwell
Catherine Douglas...Katie Barnwell
Image for Geoffrey HughesGeoffrey Hughes...Vernon Scripps
David Lonsdale...David Stockwell
James Carlton...PC Steve Crane
Peter Benson...Bernard 'Bernie' Scripps
William Simons...PC Alf Ventress
Duncan Bell...Sgt. Dennis Iain Merton
Freda Dowie...Phyllis
Jill Johnson...Norma
Derek Fowlds...Oscar Blaketon
Image for Tricia PenroseTricia Penrose...Gina Ward
Mark Jordon...PC Phil Bellamy
Robin Bowerman...Dick Arnold
Alexander Delamere...Peter Sampson
Andrew Abrahams...Chairman of the Magistrates
Sue Parkinson...Cynthia Pilkington
Richard Monks
Andrew Morgan
Gerry Mill