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''Heartbeat'' is a British police drama series set in 1960s North Riding of Yorkshire and broadcast on ITV in 18 series between 1992 and 2010. It was made by ITV Studios (formerly Yorkshire Television) at the Leeds Studios and on location. ''Heartbeat'' first aired on Friday 10 April 1992 (it was later moved to Sunday evenings). The 372nd and final episode aired on Sunday 12 September 2010. ''Heartbeat'' proved popular from the beginning, when early series consistently drew over 10 million viewers. In its first year, ''Heartbeat'' averaged 14.5 million viewers and was regularly in the top five TV programmes across all British channels. In 2001, ''Heartbeat'' came sixth in the UK TV ratings list with a peak audience of 13.82 million,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC News - TV AND RADIO - BBC on top in ratings war )〕 and it was sixth again in 2003, with 12.8 million viewers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC NEWS - Entertainment - ITV1's Street heads 2003 ratings )〕 In autumn 2008, typical viewing figures were around 6 million per episode.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BARB )〕 Originally conceived as a vehicle for Nick Berry, around whom early series were centred, the show has seen many characters come and go over the years. The final series starred Derek Fowlds, William Simons, Tricia Penrose, David Lonsdale, Peter Benson, Steven Blakeley, John Duttine, Gwen Taylor, Lisa Kay, Clare Wille, Joe McFadden, Rupert Ward-Lewis, and Nikki Sanderson. Derek Fowlds and William Simons were the only main-cast actors who remained with the show over its entire 18-series run. ==Premise== The show is set in the 1960s, although the specific timeframe is vague; various episodes within the series take place in a loosely defined "time-out-of-time" between 1964 and 1969. The series initially revolves around the work of a group of police officers in the fictional town of Ashfordly in the North Riding of Yorkshire, whose "patch" also includes the nearby village of Aidensfield, a fictionalised version of the real-life village of Goathland in the North York Moors, where the series is partly filmed. Each episode is an hour long, including commercial breaks. The series was originally based on the ''Constable'' books written by former policeman Peter Walker, under the pen-name Nicholas Rhea. The title ''Heartbeat'' was chosen to represent "the bobby's beat and the medical connotations of the word 'heart'" ("bobby" being British slang for a police officer (from Robert Peel), and "medical connotations" referring to the medical themes that have featured regularly in the show since its inception). The show was originally a starring vehicle for ex-''EastEnders'' actor Nick Berry, cast as PC Nick Rowan, the Aidensfield policeman newly arrived from London with his wife Kate, a doctor. Berry also sings ''Heartbeats theme song—the Buddy Holly song of the same name. Berry's recording reached number 2 on the UK singles chart in 1992.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=NICK BERRY )〕 Over time the show evolved into an ensemble drama. The motorbike-riding Aidensfield village bobby, the role originally played by Berry, continued to be central to the storylines, but in later series the main cast was listed in alphabetical order on the opening credits, reflecting its standing as an ensemble piece with no clear "star". In the 2005 series no fewer than twelve regular actors had their names and faces included in the opening credits—at the time a record for any British series. In series 18 (2008–10) this had increased to thirteen. The record has since been broken by ''Holby City'', which during the later stages of its 2009–10 series had sixteen regular actors appearing and listed in the opening credits. ''Heartbeat'' was often criticised for seeing the 1960s through "rose-tinted spectacles". The show rarely featured storylines related to the counterculture movement, though occasional references were made during some episodes. Sixties pop music is prominent, forming the soundtrack to the show, as well as some 1950s records. Some 1970s records appear anachronistically, such as the Hollies' 1974 hit "The Air That I Breathe". In an extreme example the closing scene of the series 17 episode "You Never Can Tell" is accompanied by the Flying Pickets' 1983 hit, "Only You", an episode which featured a guest appearance by the band's lead singer Brian Hibbard. Although its storylines regularly involve serious crimes and human tragedy, later series of ''Heartbeat'' deal with these themes in a relatively cosy and comfortable manner compared to many modern TV police dramas, and much of the grittiness and social realism of the early series disappeared. Episode 16.14 ("Another Little Piece Of My Heart") was given a warning before airing on ITV due to its "containing scenes of domestic violence". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heartbeat (UK TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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