Heartbeat

A number of sheep have been savaged or killed, and everyone seems to have a different idea of what sort of monster might be behind the butchering.

When PC Rowan is stopped by three children who claim to have seen a witch, the constabulary get 17th century in their pursuit of a murderer.

Young Jamie Halsted's dog is suspected of a rabies infection that results in a death; Alf Ventress gets behind the wheel of the department's newest police car.

PC Rowan is assigned special duty with the CID in Whitby, investigating reports of smuggling among the local fishermen.

When a single adoption file is stolen during a break-in at the county council office, suspicion falls on the child's biological mother.

Gina is assaulted late at night, but Inspector Murchison refuses to believe her story.

A wanted man who abandoned his family returns to Aidensfield after seven years, claiming he has amnesia. Meanwhile, inspired by "Strangers on a Train," Harold Jackson approaches Greengrass with an insurance scheme.

Cock-fighting breeder Artie Sneed passes away without an heir, leaving his prize birds up for grabs - and Greengrass is looking to collect.

Russian sailor Vladimir Ivanov asks PC Rowan for asylum, but his distrust of the immigration officer sends him running again, and a strange set of circumstances leads him right to Dr. Radcliffe's school-age daughter and her classmates.

Greengrass earns some bread selling lead while Nick and Kate Rowan struggle with long distance.

PC Rowan investigates bad blood between brothers; Gina gets a visit from a nasty ex-boyfriend.

Phil Bellamy is keen on providing tour-guide services to the latest lovely traveler at Aidensfield Arms, and the owner of egg-producing Rongar Farms meets with an unfortunate accident.

A widower returns to town with his wife's remains only to find that her estranged mother refuses to see him; the annual county fête draws near.

Tom Abbott suspects his farm is being plagued by the greedy speculator who wants to buy it out from under him; Greengrass tries religion.

Christmas is near and Kate Rowan has arranged for Danny Parkin to visit Aidensfield, where she and her siblings plan an attractive scheme to earn him some money.