![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/heartbeat-cast-now/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1_Heartbeat-TV-Programme-1992.jpg&description=Heartbeat ran from 1992 until its cancellation in 2010 in ITV's Sunday evening prime time slot - but what's happened to the cast since the cameras stopped rolling For 18 years, Heartbeat was the Sunday night staple that set people up for the week ahead. Set in the 1960s, it followed the lives of the residents of Aidensfield in North Yorkshire and in particular its police officers for a staggering 18 series and 372 episodes. The hit show drew audiences of more than 13 million in its prime time Sunday night slot and was the perfect role for ex-EastEnder . Over the next almost two decades, characters came and went but the gentle plot lines and warm fuzzy feeling it created never faltered. It made stars of actors including Niamh Cusack, , Jason Burr and . But then, in 2010 Heartbeat was axed amid falling ratings, leaving both its fans and the village where it was filmed devastated as an entire tourist industry had developed in the filming locations. There were rumours the Sunday night series would be picked up by Sky but sadly this was not the case and in 2010 the last episode aired. But what happened to the cast who were made famous by Heartbeat? Heartbeat was created as a vehicle for the former EastEnders heartthrob, who starred PC Nick Rowan from 1992 until 1998. After five years on the BBC soap and a number one single under his belt, the actor, now 60, was a fan favourite on the ITV show before going on to star as harbour master Mike Nicholls in Harbour Lights and as a police officer in the drama In Deep. But then he quit the limelight to become a stay at home dad, aged 39. Speaking about his decision to focus on his family, he told Mail Online in a 2011 interview: "I chose to be a stay-at-home dad and have loved it. "I always said that when the boys were teenagers I could go back, but the longer you don't do something the harder it is to do it, and I haven't really missed it." Nick looked a world away from his days on Heartbeat when he was snapped grabbing a local){kind=link}
Heartbeat ran from 1992 until its cancellation in 2010 in ITV’s Sunday evening prime time slot – but what’s happened to the cast since the cameras stopped rolling
For 18 years, Heartbeat was the Sunday night staple that set people up for the week ahead.
Set in the 1960s, it followed the lives of the residents of Aidensfield in North Yorkshire and in particular its police officers for a staggering 18 series and 372 episodes.
The hit show drew audiences of more than 13 million in its prime time Sunday night slot and was the perfect role for ex-EastEnder Nick Berry.
Over the next almost two decades, characters came and went but the gentle plot lines and warm fuzzy feeling it created never faltered.