Heartbeat Season 5

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Heartbeat Season 5 is available on and right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Derek Fowlds leads a cast with real comic timing. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Heartbeat Season 5 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The jokes in Heartbeat Season 5 land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Season 5 of Heartbeat includes 15 episodes. It aired from September 1995 to December 1995. This season stars Derek Fowlds, William Simons and Tricia Penrose. Derek Fowlds and William Simons lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1995. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Heartbeat Season 5 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Heartbeat Season 5. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Derek Fowlds is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

🎬 Heartbeat Season 5 — Episode Guide

Wishing Well

1995-09-03

There is a village dance, everyone is having a good time until a group of rockers start to cause trouble, and throw what they think is a piece of lead through the window. But this â€˜lead' turns out to be gold, which was part of a large amount that was stolen 7 years ago. Kate isn't feeling well and...

Expectations

1995-09-10

Joe Norton is causing trouble by smashing up pots in Nick and Kate's garden. A gypsy named Flo camps just up from Greengrass' house but he doesn't take kindly to her trying to sell him some lucky heather so she puts a 'hex' on him - Claude starts to believe that its working when everything starts to...

Thief in the Night

1995-09-17

Kate comes out of hospital with baby Sarah. The atmosphere is extremely sullen and Nick neglects his work, which doesn't go down well with Blaketon. Nick receives reports of prowlers hanging around at night, but he doesn't do anything about it. The next day Mr Copeland complains to Blaketon about Ni...

Domestic

1995-09-24

Nick isn't coping very well alone with Katie, and ends up calling his Mum to come and help out for a while. Mr Dewhurst complains to Nick that his neighbour has been shooting at his cat, but later when he sees the opportunity he takes his revenge, and his neighbour ends up in hospital. Maggie sugges...

Vacant Possession

1995-10-01

Ruby asks Blaketon to dinner, they then meet on a number of other occasions, Phil and Alf enjoy teasing Nick over his mum's potential romance with Oscar! - but to Ruby's disappointment, Blaketon doesn't take the hint, and Ruby pronounces him â€˜dead from the neck down'! An illiterate man , Eddie is ...

We're All Allies Really

1995-10-08

A German man, Dieter comes to the village in search of his fathers grave. Many of the locals take exception to him, especially a young man (who's part of moorland rescue) knows that the Dieter's father bombed his parents house in the war. Nick can't understand peoples attitude to him, and Gina agree...

Sophie's Choice

1995-10-15

Barry's wife, Sophie isn't well so when she takes the car out she nearly runs down Claude then crashes in to the bus shelter nearly hitting some children. Sophie is confused, and later accidentally walks out of a shop with out paying. Sophie is suffering and eventually asks Barry to end her life by ...

Gone Tomorrow

1995-10-22

This episode is a strange but good one! Alf is witness to a UFO sighting but canâ€˜t remember what happened. Maggie suggests that Alf should see a hypnotist to fill in the missing moments. Blaketon is keen to cover it up and puts Alf on sick leave. Nick argues that there's nothing wrong with Alf. Al...

Toss Up

1995-10-29

A burglar known as â€˜Bero man' makes several attacks in the area, including terrifying Gina and injuring Maggie. He has also been known to bake a sponge cake in his victims houses before he leaves. The Bero man turns out to be a local girl who was feeling trapped by her family. A Bob Dylan look a l...

E10

It's All in the Game

1995-11-05

It is Katie's christening, and everyone is celebrating at Nicks house afterwards, when an old girlfriend of his, Gill, from the Met turns up for a visit. Nick and Gill are asked to go undercover to investigate the criminal activities of the owner of a well known gambling club. Blaketon thinks that M...

E11

Vigilante

1995-11-12

Arthur Wakefield suffers a heart attack after tackling Terry Tinniswood when he tried to burgle his home. Arthur dies, but Mrs Wakefield manages to identify Terry from photos and then from a line up. The Tinniswood family however claim that Terry was at home all night. Mrs Wakefield then sets out to...

E12

Unfinished Business

1995-11-19

Alf is showing Nick the plot of land that he's bought on which to have a house built. But he's not pleased when Claude turns up with the digging equipment! Claude sets out to work but the digger soon becomes jammed. Claude goes down in to the excavation to see what's wrong and ends up trapped on an ...

E13

Saint Columbia's Treasure

1995-11-26

This is Peter Benson's first appearance at this show.

E14

Sitting Off the Dock of the Bay

1995-12-03

Blaketon receives complaints about rock music being broadcast from a pirate radio station. Nick and Phil who have been enjoying the music, reluctantly seek out the station which is broadcasting from a ship at sea. But they are pleased to discover it is out past the 3 mile limit. Nick, Gina, Phil and...

E15

Blood Sports

1995-12-10

A father has kidnapped his son from his wife and brought him to Aidensfield. The boy becomes ill with polio, so a mass vaccination is arranged. Once the boy is taken to hospital his dad runs away, but Nick says he won't go far as he is worried about his son. It turns out that he too, has polio and h...

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