Goathland station was the setting for Hogsmead station in the first Harry Potter movie, but the village is better known as Aidensfield, in the Yorkshire TV series, Heartbeat. On 26th November,1991, Heartbeat began filming in Goathland, and has become a TV success, since it first appeared on our screens on the 10th April 1992, with "Changing Places" - the first of a trial series of 10 episodes. The Heartbeat TV series drew a regular audience of around 14 million viewers each week and now has a fixed family slot each Sunday evening in the UK, and has won several TV awards. Heartbeat is not just popular here in the UK, but it also has a huge following in many other countries such as Australia, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, China, Cyprus, Greece, and most of Europe. It is shown in Kenya, India, Hong Kong, Israel, South Africa, the Caribbean ..... the list goes on. It has recently become very popular in Iran, where the muslim leaders have praised it as "true family entertainment!". It is even shown on the small Pacific Island of Vanuatu. In the whole of Heartbeat's 16 years, there have only been a few buildings in the village that have been used as "regulars". They are the Post office, Aidensfield Stores, the Goathland Hotel (Aidensfield Arms), Mostyn's Garage, (now Scripps), Greengrass's farm, and Glendale House (Dr.Ferrenby's surgery). Series 18 started in October 2008, with episode 350. For the entire 16 years, Heartbeat has been in ITV's top 5 performing shows.

In the first three series, Glendale House featured as Dr. Ferenby's surgery, where Dr.Kate Rowan, (Niamh Cussack) wife of PC Nick Rowan, (Nick Berry) worked until Dr.Ferrenby drowned on a fishing trip. Kate Rowan herself, sadly, died of leukaemia in the 5th series. Bill Maynard, who played the part of Claude Greengrass, unfortunately suffered a real life heart attack, and had to leave the programme. He has since appeared in a spin off series, called "The Royal" - a 60s hospital drama set in Scarborough, but using some of the Heartbeat actors, and a lot of the scenery from around Goathland.

The first three blocks of photographs on this page are from the first three series of Heartbeat, starting in April 1992, when Glendale House featured as Doctor Ferrenby's house. Glendale House can be seen in most of the photos. A lot of them are scanned from old 35mm photos, but all the photos from page 2 onwards are digital - and better quality.

Series One (1992)

Series Two (1993)

Series Three (1993)

Guest Stars

These are some of the Celebrity guest stars who have appeared in Heartbeat over the years.. There have been a lot of changes in the main cast, but the programme still continues to get a large audience all over the world.

Many of the vintage vehicles used in the series can be seen on page 3

(1994 - 1997)

Dr.Kate Rowan	Kate Rowan	Claude Greengrass	Greengrass and George Ward	Tony Booth
Nick Rowan at Kate's funeral	Kate's funeral	Nurse Maggie Bolton	Nick Rowan & mother, Ruby	Nick Rowan & Maggie Bolton
Claude Greengrass & George	Boxing day Hunt	Boxing Day Hunt	Frank Finlay	Nick Rowan & Jo Weston
Claude Greengrass	Roger Lloyd Pack	Claude Greengrass	Aidensfield School	Jo Weston
Jenny Agutter	Nick Berry and Jo Weston	Claude the lollipop man	Nick & Jo	Gina
Nick & Jo get married	Aunty Eileen	Oscar Blaketon & Alf Ventress	& Ruby Rowan	Maggie Bolton
(1998 - 2002)
John Alderton	John Alderton	PC Mike Bradley	Sgt.Raymond Craddock	PC Bellamy & Sgt.Craddock
David Stockwell	PC Mike Bradley	Aidensfield Post office	Mike Bradley	Mike Bradley
Mike Bradley	Maggie, Oscar, Lord Ashfordly	PC Crane	Jenny Lattimer	PC Steve Crane
Claude Greengrass & Oscar	Mr & Mrs PC Bradley	Gina	Aidensfield Arms	Gina at Aidensfield Arms
Gary Barlow	Greengrass's fish ' n chip van	Greengrass' fish 'n chip van	Russ Abbot	Russ Abbot
David Essex	David Essex	Travellers	Phil and Gina	Claude Greengrass
Oscar and Mike Bradley	Joyce Jowett	Vernon Scripps	Joyce Jowett	Mike Bradley & Liz Merrick
Sgt Merton	Lulu	Vernon Scripps	Dr.Tricia Summerbee	Jenny Lattimer & Bernie
(2003 - 2005)
Jenny, David & Bernie	Sgt Merton & Alf Ventress	Bernie, Vernon & David	Mike Bradley & Phil Bellamy	Sgt Merton & PC Crane
David and Vernon	Vernon Scripps	Sgt. Merton	PC Steve Crane	Dr.Liz Merrick
Aidensfield Stores	Sgt.Merton & PC Crane	Funeral Directors	Claude Greengrass	Gina on set
PC Alf Ventress at Glendale	Gina	Phil Bellamy	Aidensfield stores Window	Football supporters
Night filming	Vernon's funeral?	PC Rob Walker	Dr. Helen Trent	Dr.Trent at Glendale
Bernard, David & Vernon	Aidensfield School	Aidensfield signpost	Scripps Garage	Greengrass's truck
David on hearse	David outside Glendale	Blaketon & Ventress	Blaketon & Ventress	Aidensfield Arms
PC Walker & David	PCs Walker & Younger	Dr.Trent filming	Rosie Cartwright	PC Younger, Off duty
Bernie Scripps	David	PC Younger	Gina and Oscar	?
Dr.Trent and Husband	Dr.Trent and PC Walker	Film crew at Glendale	Film crew at Glendale	PC Younger
Oscar Blaketon	Peggy	Night time down at the pub	Fake Snowfall