Heartbeat: Burying The Past

Series 17, episode 7

Directed by
Adrian Bean

Originally Aired On: Sunday, 30 December 2007

Gina struggles to cope with Phil's death and refuses Carol's offer to prescribe her sleeping pills, determined to deal with things on her own. However, with the funeral scheduled for the next day, an emotional service that sees the whole of Aidensfield turning out to say their farewells to the much-loved bobby, it seems the grieving landlady is expecting too much of herself. Over at the station, Don is racked with guilt over the shooting of his colleague, convinced he should have taken the bullet. Despite George's reassurances, the bobby believes the villagers will blame him for the death of a close friend and decides to pack his bags - until the sergeant makes him a proposition. Meanwhile, the officers investigate the suspected suicide of a local teacher and Carol fails to report an elderly motorist involved in a hit-and-run with a cyclist, which proves particularly embarrassing when the victim turns out to be the hospital's new doctor. Leon Ockenden joins the cast

Cast

Joseph McFadden...PC Joe Mason
Lisa Kay...Carol Cassidy
Rupert Ward-Lewis...PC Don Wetherby
John Duttine...Sgt. George Miller
Image for Clare WilleClare Wille...DS Rachel Dawson
Image for Tricia PenroseTricia Penrose...Gina Bellamy
Peter Benson...Bernie Scripps
David Lonsdale...David Stockwell
Derek Fowlds...Oscar Blaketon
Jacqueline Pilton...Elsie Chiltern
Tim Barker...Arthur Chiltern
Leon Ockenden...Dr Chris Oakley
Kate Buffery...Shirley Barlow
Kevin Doyle...Anthony Barlow
William Simons...Alf Ventress
Steven Blakeley...PC Geoff Younger
David Woodcock...Vicar
Rupert Vansittart...Lord Ashfordly
Martin Troakes...Terry Bishop
Image for Gwen TaylorGwen Taylor...Peggy Armstrong
John Flanagan
Andrew McCulloch
Keith Richardson
Adrian Bean