Heartbeat - Season 2 - Eps 4: Bitter Harvest

Name: Eps 4: Bitter Harvest
Released: 1993-05-09
Rating: 3.5

1993-05-09 • 60 min • ⭐ 7/10

Local farmer, Reg Manston notices one of his cows looks very ill and asks Nick to visit him. On Nick's arrival, Manston tells Nick that he suspects the animal may infected with the highly contagious disease known as Foot and Mouth. The local vet - Martin Thomas is called in performs test on Manston's herd. He phones the ministry of Agriculture while and sends the his tests away for confirmation of the disease. Meanwhile Nick as part of the regulations of the disease has to guard the farm entrance to check no one enters or leave the farm. The whole area becomes affected by the outbreak when it means that no social events can happen at the risk of the disease spreading, which annoys George whose bar is totally empty of customers. Meanwhile another farmer (and Manston's neighbour), Sam Carver is breaking the disease outbreak regulations by transporting his infected dead sheep to another area. In the meantime Manston's herd are shot and burned to prevent the disease from spreading. After

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About Heartbeat

Title: Heartbeat

First Air Date: 1992-04-10

Last Air Date: 2010-09-05

Status: Ended

Rating: 7/10 (from 31 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 19

Total Episodes: 372

Network: ITV1

Genres: Crime, Drama, Comedy

Production Companies: Yorkshire Television

Synopsis

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.