Set in rural north yorkshire during the 1960s, heartbeat's combination of crime and medical storylines, charismatic regular characters and wonderfully nostalgic soundtrack made it staple sunday night viewing for two decades, with the series' many prestigious awards including best performing peak time drama and several itv programme of the year awards. Attracting a peak audience of 14 million, heartbeat garnered a devoted following and remains prime time viewing world wide.featuring guest turns from eric sykes, graeme garden and tim brooke taylor, among others, this series introduces new village bobbies joe mason and don wetherby and sees the final episode of one of heartbeat's best loved characters pc phil bellamy, played for 16 years by mark jordon.special feature farewell philmark jordon's departure is marked with a special edition, screened on christmas eve in 2007, which looks at the highs and lows of phil bellamy's life in aidensfield from the joys of finding love, to the loss of his only son. Running time 1130 minutes region region 2 release date 28 oct. 2013