Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield & initially starring former East Ender Nick Berry as PC Nick Rowan this enduringly popular series interweaves crime & medical storylines with a host of colourful characters that viewers took to their hearts & a wonderfully nostalgic soundtrack Running for two successful decades & becoming staple Sunday-night viewing Heartbeat won several prestigious TV awards including Best Performing Peak-Time Drama in 1999 (beating Coronation Street) & a number of ITV Programme of the Year awards The series attracted a peak audience of 14 million spawned a highly successful spin-off The Royal & a Top Ten hit single & has garnered a devoted following remaining prime-time viewing world-wide This complete seventh series sees the transition between lead characters Nick Rowan (Nick Berry) & PC Mike Bradley (played by Jason Durr) as well as a 90-minute special Changing Places in which Nick emigrates to Canada to join the Royal Mounted Police